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A cat injured three emergency services in Munich.
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The cat fled, a firefighter tried to stop it and was bitten on the thumb by the animal.
Colleagues who rushed to help were also attacked.
Munich - "While trying to prevent a panicked cat from escaping, three emergency services were injured by bites in the afternoon." The Munich fire department announced this in a press release on Tuesday, March 5th.
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The situation started quite unspectacularly - light smoke was coming from an apartment on the second floor and the smoke detectors had gone off.
As is usual in such situations, the emergency services gained access to the apartment and installed a smoke curtain to keep the stairwell smoke-free.
“The respiratory protection team then found burning craft materials in a living room, which could be extinguished with a little water from the sink,” the statement continues.
First two, then a total of four cats attracted attention.
Since the apartment was still very smoky and a health risk to the pets could not be ruled out, it was decided to take the house cats outside.
“One of the cats did not agree with this measure and fled into the stairwell in a panic,” as the fire department further reports.
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Cat bites two firefighters - third colleague also injured
The group leader, who was there at the time, tried to prevent this and grabbed the animal.
“Now the fugitive got really angry, she bit his thumb.
The operations manager, who heard the screams, rushed to help his colleague and was immediately severely bitten on the hand.
A third colleague got involved in the fight and suffered several scratches,” the fire department continued, describing the incident.
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The tenant, who had since arrived, took over the stubborn animal.
The remaining cats, seven in total, behaved cooperatively.
After the apartment was ventilated with a high-performance fan, the tenants and cats were able to return.
The damage caused is estimated at around 5,000 euros.
“The three colleagues received medical treatment and were able to return to work with their thumb and hand bandaged,” the fire department concluded.
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