Firemen in the state of Washington rescued three small animals from an apartment after a cooking session went awry. 
 
 Ileana LiMarzi, a spokeswoman for the Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue, tells PEOPLE the fire began at about 6:15 p.m. after the residents began cooking dinner. 
 
 “Two adults were able to get out,” LiMarzi says. “When we got there we found one dog with singed fur, and were able to get him out. Unfortunately, another dog was found and is now deceased.” 
 
 Velcro the kitten & Snakey the snake were found alive at Wellington Apartments! 
 
 A dog also survived & one, unfortunately, did not make it. pic.twitter.com/hF9fKR4fyH — CK Fire and Rescue (@CKFireRescue) September 12, 2017 
 
 She says firefighters went back into the apartment after 45 minutes to search for two remaining pets: a 10 week old kitten named Velcro, and a snake who goes by Snakey. 
 
 A firefighter carefully gave the little black and white cat oxygen using a machine designed for humans. 
 
 The kitten may have used one of its nine lives as LiMarzi said it was lucky to survive. 
 
 “It’s all about location,” LiMarzi says about how the kitten and snake survived almost an hour after the dogs were found. “The kitten was in a carrier, while the snake lived in a tank. They were on the other side of the wall from the kitchen.” 
 
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 LiMarzi says the deceased dog might have suffered from smoke inhalation. While the owners of the pets are overjoyed the majority of them survived, they are still heartbroken about losing one of their own. 
 
 “They were very happy when their pets were rescued,” LiMarzi says. “But, the loss of their dog was overriding everything.” 
 
 Despite their sadness, she said they were awaiting the return of their pets, which were sent to a veterinary clinic for check-ups. 
 
 “You never know how these things might affect them,” LiMarzi says. “There was heavy smoke in there, so the fact that they survived is pretty remarkable.” ||||| A 51-year-old woman was rescued by helicopter after she got stuck on a Silverado Canyon cliff trying to find her kitten which had run off Monday morning.. 
 
 Firefighters responded to the 14900 block of Kitterman Drive around 8 a.m. after a neighbor heard her yell for help and called 911, said Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority. 
 
 The homeowner, who has not been identified, climbed up after the kitten -- also unnamed -- ran up a hill behind the woman’s house. 
 
 “Because it’s so dry and steep, she started trying to climb down and she slipped and continued sliding down about 50 feet,” Concialdi said. 
 
 She twisted her ankle and was scraped during her fall and couldn’t climb up or down. 
 
 An urban search and rescue firefighter helped the woman on the hill while the Orange County Fire Authority helicopter lowered a safety harness. 
 
 Both the firefighter and the woman were hoisted up together into the helicopter. 
 
 The woman was flown to paramedics waiting on the ground and evaluated for her injuries. She declined hospitalization and authorities drove her home. 
 
 During the rescue, the kitten made its way safely down the hill on its own. 
 
 “This is typical,” Concialdi said. “Even if a cat goes in a tree or on a roof, they come down. Put some food out for the cat and it will come down.” 
 
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– "There was heavy smoke in there, so the fact that they survived is pretty remarkable," says a fire official after a kitten and snake were rescued from a cooking fire at an apartment in Washington state on Monday. Firefighters initially pulled two dogs from the fire, one of whom later died. It was 45 minutes before they returned to search the blaze again, doubtful of finding any more creatures alive, reports People. But Velcro the kitten and Snakey the snake, housed separately in a carrier and tank, appear to have beaten the odds. Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue says the two animals were saved and taken to a vet for checkups, per KOMO—after 10-week-old Velcro took in some oxygen from a mask.