Hennessy, The Cat Who Leapt To Safety From Burning Englewood Apartment Building, Hasn't Returned Home
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Hennessy, the black cat who took a five-story leap of faith from a burning building in Englewood on Thursday, has yet to return home, and neighbors are hoping to track him down.
The cat jumped from the fifth floor of a six-story apartment building at 65th Street and Lowe Avenue as a fire was burning there Thursday afternoon.
Video provided by the Fire Department showed smoke billowing from busted-out windows in the building. A black cat then is seen jumping out of an open window as a crowd yells, "Look at the cat!"
Nine lives for a cat that jumped from fire at 65th and Lowe. Cat hit grass bounced and walked away! pic.twitter.com/LRBsjMta2Z
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Hennessy landed on his feet, bounced on the grass, and ran off.
Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the cat's owner told firefighters Hennessy is a house cat who didn't go outside.
Neighbors were out looking for him on Friday, after he had yet to return home.
No injuries were reported in the fire.