Cat jumped from fifth floor to escape fire and fell to its feet without a scratch

The moment the cat decides to jump to save itself from the fire and falls to its feet. (Video: Twitter / @ CFDMedia)

During a fire in a building in Chicago, United States, a cat jumped from the fifth floor to escape the flames and fell to its feet without a scratch. The staff of the firefighters of the city was in charge of recording the fact, which went viral on social networks.

The event took place last Thursday at noon in a building, as the Chicago Fire Department spokesperson explained, Larry Langford. The fire started in the kitchen and did not spread to other homes thanks to the concrete structurethey added.

In the video, you can see smoke from the fire coming out of several windows on the penultimate floor, as one of them appears a black cat which is based on the edge of the window before jumping into the void. The feline then decides to jump for his life.

In the air he took a stand stretching her legs and then when he got to the ground he settled down and just started his walk seek a new refuge. At the same time, neighbors who witnessed the fact are alarmed both by the fire and by the decision made by the animal.

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“He left under my car and hid until he felt better after a few minutes. He got out and tried to climb the wall to get in, ”said Larry Langford.

The images were posted by the Chicago Fire Department on its behalf of Twitter, where they reported that the cute animal is called Hennessy.

The next day, they reported that the animal, after this escape, did not come home. “Hennessy the flying cat hasn’t come home yet. Neighbors near 65th and Lowe search for the famous feline. Its owner says it is a domestic cat that usually does not leave the house. We will update if they can locate it, ”the firefighter spokesman said.