A cat in Pennsylvania was safely rescued after being trapped in the engine of a car, with some help from the Charleroi Fire Department.
On Monday, March 10, the department posted on Facebook that they had successfully freed the stranded feline earlier that day.
“Charleroi Firefighters responded this morning to the 200 block of Meadow Ave. in Charleroi for a cat stuck in the motor of a vehicle,” the post explained. “Rescue-33 and Car-1 arrived, and after partially dismantling the vehicle, firefighters managed to free the cat without harm.”
The fire department shared photos of the rescue, including one showing the tabby cat wedged in a tight space under the car’s hood, and another of a rescuer petting the cat after its release.
“Thank you for rescuing this baby!” commented one Facebook user, while another wrote, “You guys go above and beyond the call of duty. My hats off to y’all.”
Charleroi Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. told the Mon Valley Independent, a local news outlet, that a woman had heard meowing coming from beneath the car’s hood.
“A woman called saying she heard purring or meowing and couldn’t initially tell where it was coming from, but it sounded like it was from the car,” Whiten Jr. explained. “So, she had someone open the hood, and there was a cat stuck inside, near the area where the windshield wiper fluid is. All you could see was its head.”
“Our team dismantled the interior fender and one of the headlights,” Whiten continued. “The gap between the motor and bumper was tight, and the cat, likely frightened, was running back and forth from one side to the other.”
The cat, believed to be a stray, was later taken to the Washington Area Humane Society, according to the Mon Valley Independent.
“Getting it off the street was the most important thing. We didn’t want it to crawl back into the engine or get hurt while running around,” Whiten added. “It was frosty this morning, so the cat was probably just trying to stay warm.”
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