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A cat in Chicago had onlookers gasping as it leapt from the fifth floor of a burning building.
Chicago Fire Department was in attendance and recording footage of the blaze being tackled on Thursday when the black cat appeared at a broken window.
After a short time assessing the situation, the cat committed to its escape plan.
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
Prompting screams from some at the scene, it soared through the air, over a wall, and on to the grass.
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Having bounced off the turf it immediately wandered off, unharmed.
"It went under my car and hid until she felt better after a couple of minutes and came out and tried to scale the wall to get back in," said fire department spokesman Larry Langford.
Mr Langford said he was attempting to find the cat’s owner.
The video has been viewed more than 200,000 times, while no injuries were reported after the fire. –PA