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Cobb firefighters respond to blaze at a home with 30 cats

Cobb County firefighters responded to a blaze at a home near where Austell and Windy Hill roads meet in Marietta on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. There were 30 cats at the home.
Cobb County firefighters responded to a blaze at a home near where Austell and Windy Hill roads meet in Marietta on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. There were 30 cats at the home.
By Ben Brasch
Oct 31, 2018

Cobb County firefighters responded to a blaze Tuesday morning at a home with 30 cats.

James Kapish, Cobb fire spokesman, said later that day he wasn’t sure if all the cats were accounted for but many, if not all, were saved.


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He said one of the three people in the Marietta home near where Austell and Windy Hill roads meet called 911 about 8:15 a.m.

All three made it out uninjured.

The fire started in an upstairs bedroom, Kapish said, and the damage was extensive. He said the cause was under investigation.


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