Cat stuck in a Paso chimney was up to its neck in trouble, until Cal Fire came to the rescue
Firefighters are used to plucking cats out of trees, but on Friday a Cal Fire crew from Paso Robles discovered a curious kitty in a new predicament: It was stuck in a chimney.
Somehow, an orange tabby got trapped inside an abandoned chimney off Neal Spring Road in rural Paso Robles, according to a Cal Fire tweet.
Only the cat’s head was visible through a small hole in the bricks as it meowed at the firefighters from Cal Fire Station 30 who came to its rescue.
To save the cat, a firefighter used a cap to protect the animal’s head while using a hammer to chip away at the bricks.
The wayward feline was eventually extricated without injury and returned to its owner, the tweet said.
This story was originally published January 17, 2020 at 5:51 PM.
Lindsey Holden
The Tribune