Cat lands unharmed after jump from fifth-floor of burning Chicago building – video

A cat in Chicago has survived after jumping out of a fifth-floor window to escape an apartment fire. Chicago fire department personnel were taking a video of the exterior of the building as firefighters were extinguishing the blaze when a black cat appeared through billowing smoke at a broken window. The feline briefly tested the side of the building with its front paws, then jumped. The cat survived the leap uninjured

• Cat jumps from fifth-floor of burning Chicago building, bounces once and runs away