Family Cat Suffers Burns, But Survives House Fire In San Jose After Rescue

Firefighters in San Jose rescued an injured and unconscious cat in a house fire this morning which also left a firefighter with injuries.

The fire happened on the 5500 block of Century Manor Court in South San Jose, as KRON4 reports, and four people were displaced as a result, but were uninjured.

Who was injured, though, was a firefighter who suffered burns and required hospital treatment, and a cat who firefighters rescued, and who also suffered "significant burns," the fire department said.

"One cat alert and meowing after oxygen mask," the department said in a tweet.

A dog was reportedly also rescued alive, per KRON4, and its injuries were not known.

Images from the fire department showed significant damage to the house, as well as a very traumatized looking cat.