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WATCH: Firefighters Rescue Cat From Burning House
Flames shot out of the home's second story, the fire department said.
Video of the fire on Merritt Ave, provided by Former Chief Matt Banta
Posted by Dumont Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, April 2, 2016
Firefighters saved a cat from a burning home and extinguished the fire from a Dumont home Saturday night, the fire department said.
Emergency crews were dispatched shortly before 7 p.m. and saw flames shooting out of windows from the house's second floor, a statement on the department's Facebook page said.
More firefighters responded and the bulk of the fire was extinguished within 10 minutes, the statement said. Smaller pockets of fire were extinguished afterward.
Firefighter Zac Blake found the family cat underneath a couch, the statement said. The department posted a picture of a fire captain reuniting the cat with its family.
Captain Coyle reuniting the family cat with the homeowners. Firefighter Zac Blake found the cat underneath a couch. Photo provided by EMT Allison Stevens
Posted by Dumont Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, April 2, 2016
No injuries were reported. Borough emergency medical personnel and the Tenafly fire department also responded to the scene.
The Dumont house on fire./Dumont Fire Department
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