Posted on 01/24/2008 6:13:10 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Cat saves 8 people from house fire
Published: Jan. 24, 2008 at 10:11 AM
ALLENDALE, Mich., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A cat named Oreo saved the lives of eight Allendale, Mich., people when their home caught fire Wednesday, officials said.
The heroic kitty began to cry when flames started in the family's garage about 5 a.m., WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich., reported Thursday.
Officials said smoke detectors in the home did not sound at the time of the fire, but luckily for the family, Oreo did. The cat's cries from the garage reportedly woke the family of eight and sent them rushing out of the house.
Fire damaged the garage and one bedroom, officials said.
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Cat Saves 8 People From House Fire (Kitty Ping!)
Two parents and 3 kids equals 8? Dare I say “Do the math?”
Heh. My little black and white kitty is named Oreo.
I love it.
A houseful of smoke detectors, and not one of them went off. Batteries all dead? I decided to check my own smoke detectors. I have one in the hall; that's it. I couldn't even reach it by standing on a chair; my ceilings are too high. So how can I possibly check the batteries? I don't see why they have to be on the ceiling. Why can't they be on the side of a wall, within reach of someone standing on a chair?
Smoke rises. The higher the detector is mounted, the earlier the warning you get.
Cats seem to have an in-born understanding of fire and how to tell if it is good fire or bad fire.
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