QuickCheck: Did firemen rescue a cat from a KL highrise?

RECENTLY, photos were shared online of firemen rescuing a cat after it got stuck in a hard-to-access area on the 21st floor of a block of flats in Kuala Lumpur. Did this really happen?

VERDICT:

TRUE

On Tuesday (June 14), Fire and Rescue Department personnel rescued a cat after it got stuck on the 21st floor of the Taman Mulia PPR flats.

A distress call was made and a team rushed to the scene.

"The responding team utilised a safety harness, which was required due to the height at which the operation was conducted.

"The cat was safely rescued," the city Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement.