Distraught woman whose house burned down gets uplifting surprise
A massive fire destroyed eight buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts, including the home of one cat lover, who got an uplifting surprise after the blaze was knocked down Saturday.
Despite the tragic loss of her home, firefighters were able to save her two cats. The woman was overjoyed to see her pets again amid the chaos, and her friend, Justin Khoo, captured the reunion in a touching video.
“My friend’s house was involved in a massive fire. She didn’t think her cats survived. Here she is finding them alive!” he wrote on Reddit.
“Really puts things into perspective,” he continued in a comment. “She didn’t even care about her house being gone, she just was happy her kitties were ok.”
Khoo links to a GoFundMe page set up by city officials to help those affected by the fire in his Reddit post. Mashable has reached out to Khoo for further comment.
“Firefighters from nearly 20 communities helped to battle a 10-Alarm fire in Cambridge involving eight buildings,” the GoFundMe campaign reads. “Mayor E. Denise Simmons has established a Mayor’s Fire Relief Fund to assist the families and individuals directly impacted by this devastating fire.”
The campaign has already surpassed its goal of $500,000.
