While battling the wildfire near the city of Redding, a crew from the Grass Valley Fire Department was surprised to find an odd pair of victims who’d somehow managed to persevere through the blaze together, forging a unique bond in the process.
Officials were in awe.
“In the doorway of a home, they found a cat and a chicken huddled together for safety and support,” the fire department wrote online. “The animals had survived one of the most destructive fires in memory, finding comfort in each other in the doorway of a home.”