Four cats perished after a blaze at a home in the city’s southeast end that resulted in $120,000 in damage, according to London fire officials.
Crews have said they were called out around 5:45 a.m. Friday to a home at 68 Snowdon Crescent in the area of Southdale Road East and Adelaide Street South.
Platoon Chief Kirk Loveland told 980 CFPL that the homeowner was overcome by smoke and she was treated and transported to hospital by Middlesex-London EMS. She’s since been released from hospital.
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Loveland said the woman ran a shelter for cats at the home and crews were able to rescue three dogs and 25 cats, some of which were given oxygen.
Sadly, four of the felines perished.
Loveland said two firefighters were bitten by cats during the rescue operation. He said they’re checking into the animals’ vaccination records to ensure their immunizations are up to date.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
— with files from 980 CFPL’s Jacquelyn LeBel.