After pulling the cat from a burning Arizona home, firefighters turned to a piece of equipment designed specifically to help four-legged fire victims
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- Phoenix firefighters responded to a house fire early Monday morning, where heavy smoke and flames were coming from the garage
- Crews found and rescued a cat while searching the home, then gave the pet oxygen using a special “Fido Mask”
- The cat was reunited with his owner, while a family of four was displaced by the fire
A cat trapped inside a burning Arizona home was found by firefighters — and they came prepared with special equipment to help him breathe.
The Phoenix Fire Department said crews responded to a house fire early Monday morning, arriving to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the garage.
As some firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control, others searched the home and found a cat inside.
Crews carried the pet to safety, but their work wasn’t over once he was outside. Firefighters began giving the cat oxygen using a “Fido Mask,” a special oxygen mask designed to fit over an animal’s snout…