His cats were killed in a devastating house fire
Christopher Horncastle, 50, who was born in Beeston, came home to find his house was on fire after he had been on a night out with his friends.
"I tried several times to find the cats but couldn't, I was screaming for them but unfortunately they didn't make it out alive.Read More: Police statement in full as 'hand grenade' found at Leeds home The fire happened on December 16, Chris came home to billowing black smoke and the smell of the fire, he had no idea what was happening. Chris was stopped from re-entering the house again by his neighbours after they knew he probably wouldn't make it out.“I said I wasn’t bothered, I wanted my cats, i needed my cats, at the time that is all that mattered.The fire service told Chris that the blaze had been going on for around three to four hours and was likely caused by something electrical.
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