Cats caught in Hong Kong flat fire revived with oxygen masks, 9 lives still intact

Four cats believed to have suffered smoke inhalation after blaze breaks out in eight-floor flat in New Territories

‘The officers at the scene used those [masks] for human or children to try to revive the cats,’ Fire Services Department spokeswoman says

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Firefighters use oxygen masked on cats saved from the fire at a flat in Hong Kong. Photo: Facebook/hkanimalpost

Published: 6:09pm, 3 Mar 2024Updated: 11:15pm, 3 Mar 2024

Firefighters used oxygen mask to revive cats saved from a fire at a flat in Hong Kong, which also prompted the evacuation of 50 people from the building.

At least four cats were reported to have inhaled smoke from the fire that broke out in the eighth-floor flat in Tak Cheong Building at No 1001 Kwai Chung Road in the New Territories at around 1.30pm on Sunday.

Seven cats were rescued, a Fire Services Department spokesman said. Photo: Facebook/hkanimalpost

Pictures taken at the scene and circulating online showed at least two cats laid down on trays as firefighters used the oxygen masks to help them breathe.

“They were not pet oxygen masks,” a Fire Services Department spokeswoman said. “The officers at the scene used those for humans or children to try to revive the cats.”

The fire that broke out in the eighth-floor flat in Tak Cheong Building at No 1001 Kwai Chung Road in the New Territories at around 1.30pm on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/hkanimalpost

Seven cats were rescued from the scene, she added.