Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 SYDNEY (Reuters) - An alert tabby cat saved an Australian family of four from a house fire by clawing at its owner's face, emergency officials said Friday. Timmy the tabby sprang into action by waking his unidentified owner when a mattress caught fire as the family slept early Friday in Cairns in Australia's tropical north. " The cat was probably the best smoke alarm system ... it was clawing at the occupant's face and got him up and out of bed, " Cairns fire service spokesman Robert White-Macfarlane told reporters. The man was then able to wake his family and call for help. White-Macfarlane said the fire was probably started by a cigarette but added that the home had suffered only minor damage because of the cat's intervention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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