House Cat Revived After Monroe Blaze

MONROE, CT — A local family's cat was revived by firefighters after an early morning house fire on Old Tannery Road, according to the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Inc. The department said they found a cat from a fire which broke out at around 2 a.m.

The family's functioning smoke detector was credited for saving their lives. Firefighters and EMS professionals revived the cat with oxygen due to smoke inhalation.

"Further investigation revealed an active basement fire which was contained to the basement via an aggressive interior attack," The Facebook post from the fire department read. "The rest of the house suffered smoke damage and is not habitable."

Fire Marshal Bill Davin said the family was asleep at the time of the fire, and was woken up by the working smoke detectors.

"Without working smoke detectors the outcome of this fire would be much different," Davin said. "The fire marshal reminds all residents to test your smoke detectors monthly and change the batteries a minimum of twice a year."

Images via the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Inc.