A CAT has been rescued from inside a house in North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Westerdale near Whitby at around 10.58pm last night (June 22).


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A spokesperson for the service said: “Fire control received a call from a resident of a farmhouse stating a feral cat had got into their property and had become trapped in a void behind a fireplace.

“Danby crew attended and were able to access the void and rescue the cat using small tools and a ladder.”