Cat given oxygen and trauma care after being rescued from Dunstable house fire

Cat being given oxygen by firefighters in Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire. Still image taken from Bedfordshire fire's Twitter. Credit: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
The rescued cat was cared for by firefighters from Dunstable. Credit: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

A cat which was rescued from a flat fire was given oxygen therapy and trauma care by firefighters.

Crews from Dunstable fire station in Bedfordshire were called to the fire in Houghton Regis on Monday afternoon.

They put out the fire and rescued the scared black and white cat.

Writing on Twitter, the crew said they "administered trauma care and oxygen therapy" to the cat.

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