Off-duty firefighter rescues cat

A heartwarming video has emerged of a firefighter rescuing a cat stuck behind a petrol tank in a garage in Montigny-sur-Loing, France.

The footage, shot late last month, shows the moment Benjamin's neighbour called him to rescue a cat stuck in her garage as he is a volunteer firefighter.

He can be seen trying to get the cat to grab onto a rope to pull him up but he has to make a hole in the concrete blocks surrounding the tank to let it escape.

Benjamin's neighbour gave the poor animal bath and fed it before trying to find its owner.