Three cats rescued by firefighters after flat blaze in Leicester



Three cats were rescued by firefighters following a blaze at a flat in Leicester caused by an electrical fault with a fridge freezer.Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Central and Wigston Fire Stations were called to Saffron Court in Southfields Drive at 15:05 BST on Monday.The service said all people were accounted for and three pet cats were rescued by firefighters with the blaze being extinguished by 16:38.The cause of the fire in the kitchen on the second floor of the property was found to be accidental, it added.