Cleveland firefighter bitten by cat while fighting house fire on city’s West side
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Published: Oct. 12, 2023 at 11:04 AM EDT|Updated: 15 hours ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland firefighters were called out to a house fire just before 11 a.m. Thursday.
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The fire was located in the 3200 block of W. 114th Street.
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This is in the city’s West Boulevard neighborhood.
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The resident was able to escape safely.
One firefighter suffered a minor injury after being bitten while rescuing one cat. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
According to firefighters, the fire began on the third floor.
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