PHOENIX -- Firefighters saved a cat, but it wasn't stuck in a tree. Firefighters were called to a home Christmas morning to help free a cat trapped in the chimney. Adrienne Gill said her daughter, who is visiting from California, brought her new pet cat. The feline went missing Thursday, and the family went to bed after they were unable to find it. Gill's husband checked the chimney the next morning and found it there. It took firefighters 20 minutes to get the animal out.
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