A distraught homeowner pleaded with firefighters to save his cat as his house caught on fire Thursday night in Tarzana.
Video from the scene showed firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department rushing in and around the home on Topham Street just off Lyndley Avenue, trying to extinguish the flames.
Isaac Vaizman, the homeowner, begged them to go inside and rescue his cat from the room. Finally, a firefighter was seen walking towards the man while holding his cat.
“I tried to run in the they stopped me,” Vaizman said.
The man took his beloved pet in his arms and fell to his knees in tears. The 14-year-old cat named Cheetah was taken to the vet to be evaluated.
“Like losing your kid. Same thing….
