‘Miracle cat’ survives 26 days stuck in fire debris

Smoka was given the perfect name, but not because of her colour.

The 1-year-old cat survived a fire that destroyed a Franklin florist shop, falling two stories, thousands of gallons of water used to fight the fire, and being buried under stacks of charred wood for 26 days.



“It restores my faith in God,” Norma Witte, who works for Miamisburg’s Stark Wrecking Co., said Friday, Sept. 4.

“That cat,” said Dennie Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald Flowers and Gifts, at 410 S. Main St. in Franklin, “is a miracle cat.”

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