FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue of a cat who was stuck inside a derelict building.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports about the animal in a derelict building on Andover Road in Ludgershall at 11.45am on Tuesday (May 27).

A fire crew from Ludgershall attended.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “A short extension ladder and animal kit was used to rescue a cat from inside the boarded up building.

“The cat was back with its owners within an hour.”

On Monday, firefighters in Salisbury were called to a kitchen fire inside a flat. Click here to read the full story.

And on Tuesday, firefighters dealt with a vehicle fire in Bemerton Heath.

Salisbury Journal:

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Firefighters from Ludgershall also dealt with a fire involving 10m of hedge and a fence panel on Forest Lane in Upper Chute. 

The incident was reported to Wiltshire and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service just before 9am on Monday. 

It was extinguished using a hose reel jet.