Cara Delevingne shared her heartfelt thanks for the firefighters who saved her cats during a massive fire at her home.
The actress and model took to social media to thank the crew who responded to her home early Friday morning. Here’s what happened.
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According to People, Cara Delevigne’s Studio City, California home caught flames early on March 15.
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News sources report information released by the Los Angeles Fire Department shows they responded to a heavy fire in the back of Cara’s 6,650-square-foot home.
Cara herself wasn’t at the home during the blaze, she’s on location for a film, but she was very thankful that in the home got out, including her cats.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the firefighters and people that have showed up to help,” she wrote on Instagram Story.
“My heart is broken today. I cannot believe it. Life can change in a blink of an eye so cherish what you have,” she continued. The photo was one of her two beautiful cats, who were safe thanks to the firefighters.
“They are alive!! Thank you to the firefighters,” she shared, speaking of her two cats.
According to People, it took “94 firefighters over the course of two hours to put out the fire.”
Fire safety tips for cats
We all know fire safety is important; the same applies to cats. While many of us think about how we can keep safe in these kinds of situations, as pet parents, it’s equally important that we think about how we can ensure our cats are safe, too.
According to PetMate, cats don’t always know how to follow best practices for safe fires.
Many of the same fire prevention or fire safety tips apply if you have cats in the home. This includes ensuring you have working smoke detectors on each floor and fire extinguishers in key places like the living room, kitchen, and garage.
It’s also important to make sure your cats aren’t left unsupervised around open flames and that you have any and all electrical cords safely secured and away from cats.
But there are a few cat-specific or pet-specific tips you need to follow even at the age of two, including using a pet alert sticker and getting your cat used to and comfortable in a carrier.
“All cats are different, and some are more skittish than others. Attempting to shove your cat into a carrier for the first time during an emergency is a recipe for (even more) disaster,” they warn. “Take the time to brush up on tips to make your cat carrier more inviting.”
We’re so thankful Cara’s cats are doing well.
