Firefighters rescue cat who leapt from burning apartment in Jamaica before reuniting with its owner: FDNY

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Local News · New York · October 15, 2026

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Firefighters rescued a cat who jumped from an apartment to escape the flames during a Thursday morning blaze in Jamaica. The FDNY received a call at just after 10 a.m. on Oct. 15 reporting a fire in a top floor apartment in a three-story brick multi-family building at 169-09 89th Ave.

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