Cat survives Utah apartment fire by sheltering in closet for three days
Toast the cat escaped his namesake fate when blaze ripped through building and displaced more than 40 families
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A pet cat quite fittingly named Toast survived a devastating fire that recently gutted an apartment complex in Utah by hiding in a closet – and then safely endured a days-long wait before being rescued, according to officials.
Beside prompting comments across the news and social media landscapes about cats having nine lives, Toast’s death-defying story provided a slight measure of glad tidings surrounding a blaze that ultimately displaced hundreds of residents.
Toast was living in one of the 220 occupied units at the North Union Apartments in the Salt Lake City suburb of Midvale when the five-level facility caught fire at about 8am on Friday.
The four-alarm blaze, which was probably caused by a mechanical issue, tore through and destroyed the complex.
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