Nine lives for a cat that jumped from fire at 65th and Lowe. Cat hit grass bounced and walked away! pic.twitter.com/LRBsjMta2Z
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) May 13, 2021
Hennessey the lucky cat jumps from 5th-floor window and walks away unharmed!
It’s fight or flight people! What would you do if you were on a high floor in a burning building? I’d definitely have to wait for someone to rescue me, but the decision might be easier for a cat to make.
I’m guessing that no human would be able to jump from that height and end up alive or unharmed. Stunt professionals probably don’t make jumps higher than the second floor without some serious cushioning underneath!
So…fight or flight, Hennessey? Since nothing can beat a fire other than water and fire extinguishers, this frisky fella knew just what to do.
The cat quite literally took flight. Stuck on the 5th floor of a burning building, this feline took a few seconds to assess the situation. He seemed to figure out the best path to take to get to the outside ground as safely as possible.
Even though the video is somewhat far away, you can see his little leg stretch down as far as possible, reaching for a tiny ledge on the side of the building. And then — he jumps.
It looks like the brave pet pushed himself out of the window and off of the building. He even managed to land on the other side of the stone wall!
You can hear some concerned shouts and screams of the people watching once they realized that the cat leaped from the building.
But this brave little guy simply bounced off the ground like he had shock-absorbers in his legs and scurried off!
Luckily, no humans were injured either.
God was watching out for His little feline friend and the humans on that scary day! Prayers for those who may have lost belongings in the fire.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:24