<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/8783437/http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/24-cats-die-in-canton-mobile-home-fire" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 57px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Miracle kitten" that survived a fire which claimed the lives of 24 other felines has been reunited with the only other survivor - his mother - just in time for Caturday</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of <i>Newsnet-5</i> (Cleveland, Ohio) at:</div><div><br></div><div>(videos)</div><div><a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/24-cats-die-in-canton-mobile-home-fire">http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/24-cats-die-in-canton-mobile-home-fire</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><h1 class="headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 1.125rem 0px 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px; font-size: 30px; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">'Miracle kitten' survives Canton mobile home fire that kills 24 other cats</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">CANTON, Ohio - A "miracle kitten" survived a mobile home fire that killed 24 other cats in Canton over the weekend.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The fire broke out at about 10:45 a.m. on Saturday in the 3000 block of 12th Street Northwest. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Firefighters said they arrived to find smoke coming from the home. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to authorities, access to the home was limited due to "hoarding-like conditions."</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The kitten was brought to the Stark County Dog Warden's Office Monday morning after management found the cat at the mobile home, according to the dog warden, Jon Barber.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lissa Brian, a dispatcher at the office, said it was probably the kitten's small size that helped him.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Probably being so small, his mother probably protected him, but he got lucky. While holding him I've noticed little extra toes on his front, so he's a pretty unique little guy. He definitely has a will to survive," Brian said. "I think it's a miracle."</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The mother of the kitten also survived and was reunited with her baby Monday afternoon.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Officials at the Canton Fire Department say the cause is believed to be electrical in nature. Authorities said one cat was found near electrical wiring. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The health department responded and declared the home uninhabitable. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The mobile home sustained about $5,000 in damage. The estimated loss of contents is about $2,000.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No one else was home at the time of the fire. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">Photos</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_071815_01.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_071815_01.jpg</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_071815_02.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_071815_02.jpg</a></p></div><div>--------------------------------------<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>