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Monday, November 2, 2026

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Firefighters rescue 36 cats from shelter fire

Lombard · Monday, November 2, 2026

Fire station with engine bay doors
Representative photo Photo: Lewis Hulbert / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

On Sunday night, Nov. 1, the Lombard Fire Department responded to a fire at a single-family home on the 900 block of E. St. Charles Road used as an animal shelter for stray and homeless cats. Crews extinguished the fire by about 8:40 p.m. and rescued 36 of 38 cats, which appeared in good condition; the other two are believed to have escaped. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation, the village said.

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