A family pet, “Baby” the tabby cat awoke her owners early Monday morning to alert them to a fire in the house and permitted them to flee safely. The woman is six months pregnant with twins and because of her discomfort they were sleeping on the living room couch instead of in their bedroom where the fire started.
The 1-½ story house is located in the Chicago suburb of Wonder Lake, Illinois, and they had just purchased the home less than a month ago. Shortly after midnight Monday morning, Baby jumped on the couple and insistently pawed and nudged at them until they awoke. They knew something was wrong because the kitty normally is very shy and usually hides under furniture instead of being so aggressive.
When they woke up, the man tried first to attack the fire with a portable extinguisher, but failing in that, he called the FD. Both of them plus their pet dog got out of the house safely and the Wonder Lake FPD had the fire out within 30 minutes. But Baby was having no more excitement for the night and she took off without leaving a forwarding address. But since she’s an indoor cat, they believe she will be coming back looking for the rest of her family.
WGN-TV filed this video report:
The house suffered enough damage to make it uninhabitable until it can be repaired. The house was equipped with smoke detectors, but nobody heard them, so it’s unknown if they were operating.
The Chicago Sun-Times has the details of the STORY HERE.
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