Crime & Safety

5 Cats Saved in Fair Oaks House Fire

Unattended cooking reportedly caused the fire, according to FOX40.

Five cats and a Fair Oaks home were saved thanks to an alert mail carrier and Sacramento Metro Fire crews Wednesday afternoon. 

According to FOX40, a mail carrier spotted a bunch of smoke near Kifisia Way while he was on his route. Crews arrived and found no one home, but five cats. 

They were able to save the cats and the house, FOX40 reports. 

The fire may have been started by unattended cooking.

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