Kittens Survive House Fire That Killed Six People

In the aftermath of the fire on Andrews Street in Atlanta, GA that killed six people a week ago on Monday March 7th, LifeLine Animal Project photographed two distraught kittens found on what was left of a burned mattress in the destroyed home.  They belonged to the homeowner, Ernest Eberhardt, known by many as a good samaritan who helped people in need. Eberhardt and 5 of his guests died in the fire that caused the roof to collapse and sent flames 30 feet into the air according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. And the kittens obviously were missing him very much.

During the fire, a firefighter witnessed one of the kittens run back into the burning house as if she were searching for her friend.  Miraculously, that kitten survived.

 

Neighbors also say they saw the two kittens. They seemed confused and extremely upset by the horrific incident and were seen going in and out of what remained of the house all day as if frantically looking for someone or something.

 A LifeLine Animal Project cat trapper and LifeLine’s Fulton County Animal Services Animal Control Officer were able to catch the kittens, and they are now available for adoption at LifeLine’s Fulton County Animal Services shelter.  Employees say the six-month-old kittens are very attached, and need to be adopted together.

If interested in adopting these two precious kittens please contact the Fulton County Animal Services.

Fulton County
Animal Services
860 Marietta Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30318