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Friday, May 6, 2011

Atlanta Firefighters Rescue Cat From Burning Building

Posted by on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:58 PM

I've spent the last hour trolling the internets to find something cheerful that might make up for posting this.

So here's a story, courtesy of some combination in my search for "happiest victory good news puppy fire lottery rescue":

Shut up and go with it.
  • Senor Gay via Flickr
  • Shut up and go with it.
Firefighters helped residents escape a blazing apartment building near Toco Hill unscathed Friday.

They also rescued a cat that was stuck on the top floor of the 5-story building.

And, oh look! A puppy! Good work, everyone!

 

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The photo accompanying your original post was less disturbing.
Posted by Mr. J on May 6, 2011 at 2:04 PM
heywhatsit!? 2
Big deal. OJ Simpson did the same thing in The Towering Inferno decades ago.
Posted by heywhatsit!? on May 6, 2011 at 2:17 PM
aardvark 3
i caught a hobo spider, have it in a big jar, feeding it crickets. youd love it!
Posted by aardvark on May 6, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Dr_Awesome 4
"Good News Puppy Fire Lottery Rescue" would, as Dave Barry would say, make an awesome name for a punk band.
Posted by Dr_Awesome on May 6, 2011 at 2:56 PM

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