Texas Game Warden Sarah Wennersten.Photo:Texas Parks and Wildlife/ Instagram; Texas A&M Forest Service via Getty
Texas Parks and Wildlife/ Instagram; Texas A&M Forest Service via Getty
A black cat helped save a “trail of kittens” after thedevastating Texas wildfires.
On Tuesday, theTexas Game Wardens announcedon Facebook that the animals were rescued after the “lucky black cat” crossed paths with game warden Sarah Wennersten near Lubbock, Texas.
Wennersten was “mapping and assessing” the rubble from the Smokehouse Creek Fire. The fire broke out on Feb 26., a mile north of Stinnett, Texas, before spreading across the state panhandle and western Oklahoma, perInciWeb.
After Wennersten and the cat crossed paths, multiple others followed its example and began to appear in front of the game warden.
According to theTexas Parks and Wildlife Department, their owners could not be located because the area was evacuated when the wildfires broke out.
InciWebreported that the wildfires have continued blazing throughout more than one million acres in Texas as of Wednesday.
Apart from being deemedthe largest state on record in the state of Texas, the wildfire has also resulted in deaths.
A view of the Smokehouse Creek fire from a fire truck.Greenville Firefighter Association/ Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images
Greenville Firefighter Association/ Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images
“Cindy was one of the best people we ever knew. She smiled and laughed and always keeps everyone in the same infectious mood. She was always willing to help anyone who needed her,” aGoFundMecampaign created to help pay for her funeral expenses reads.
Another person deceased is 83-year-oldJoyce Blankenship, who was found dead in her home, perKFDA. The wildfires also resulted in the death ofZeb Smith, 40, chief of the Fritch Fire Department.
The City of Borger/Hutchinson County Office of Emergency Managementposted on Facebookthat Smith “bravely responded to a structure fire.”
A fire truck driving towards the Smokehouse Creek fire.Greenville Firefighter Association/ Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images
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“During the response, Chief Smith faced unforeseen challenges and, despite emergency medical assistance and quick transportation to Golden Plains Community Hospital, tragically succumbed to his injuries,” officials said.
source: people.com
