DC Firefighters Rescue Kittens From 3-Story Apartment Fire

WASHINGTON, DC -- D.C. Fire and EMS units responded Monday evening to a box alarm in the 3300 block of Stanton Road, S.E. Although no one was injured, one person was displaced and three kittens were rescued from the fire.

Units were dispatched Dec. 30, shortly after 6 p.m., to a fire in a three-story apartment building at 3325 Stanton Road, S.E.

"We found a fire in the basement apartment, which we were able to quickly extinguish without extending any further," said Vito Maggiolo, public information officer for D.C. Fire and EMS. "We had one individual, an occupant of that apartment who was displaced."

Firefighters also found three kittens in a box, which they removed outside for safety.

"They were eventually turned over to Human Rescue," Maggiolo said. "They were going to take them and have them checked out by a veterinarian. They appeared to be fine."

The cause of the fire is currently listed as undetermined.

D.C. Fire and EMS posted photos of the fire scene and kittens on its official Twitter feed:

The kittens rescued by #DCsBravest from the fire on Stanton Rd SE are now in the capable hands of @HumaneRescue and will be taken for a checkup by a Vet. pic.twitter.com/3GPUiBHXrE
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 31, 2019

Update Working Fire 3300 block Stanton Rd SE. #DCsBravest requesting @HumaneRescue for 3 kittens we rescued from fire. Fire confined to basement apartment and under control. No injuries. 1 displacement anticipated. pic.twitter.com/BpuMHwX65j
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 30, 2019