Two cats die after leaping from 14th floor to escape fire


Curious neighbours surrounding Daniel (left) and Eddy as they lie dead on the street below the apartment. ZAINUDIN AHAD/ The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Two cats tried to leap to safety from a burning unit on the 14th floor of a flat in Bukit Jambul here – but ended up dead, much to the heartbreak of their owner.

A third cat died after getting trapped in the living room and was believed to have suffocated in the incident at about 3.30pm.

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