Pets, tenants rescued in Midtown high-rise fire

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Firefighters worked tirelessly to rescue tenants and their pets from a high-rise fire in Midtown on Sunday.

Flames broke out in the building on West 45th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues just before 7 p.m.

One person was rescued from a window. Moments later, a firefighter tried to bring a cat stuck on the windowsill inside, but the cat later jumped three stories to safety.

There is no word on the cause of the fire.

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