{"id":17394,"date":"2014-03-05T10:25:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T09:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=17394"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:10:34","slug":"cat-saves-11-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/cat-saves-11-house-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat saves 11 from house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>One brave kitty in southeast France took on the role of watchdog when a fire broke out in her home during the night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After the blaze began in the attic of the converted farmhouse that housed eight adults and three children, Meatball woke her owner Alexandra Marlin by scratching on the floor of the attic.<\/p>\n<p>Half asleep and wondering what her feline friend was up to, Alexandra headed to the attic where upon opening the trap door, she found thick smoke billowing out. Alexandra then rushed to wake up the other residents and called the fire brigade.<\/p>\n<p>However in the chaos that followed, she became separated from Meatball and feared her furry saviour had perished in the fire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cat-saviour1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17396 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cat-saviour1.jpg\" alt=\"cat saviour\" width=\"560\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Meatball reappeared a few hours later having just been in hiding.<\/p>\n<p>So grateful to the brave moggy for saving their lives, Meatball\u2019s neighbours have offered to buy her free cat food for life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bonds of affection that bind us are even stronger than before. I have more respect for her. 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