A couple of costumed heroes became real life heroes when they jumped into action to recuse a cat from a burning house.
John Buckland and Troy Marcum were dressed up as Batman and Captain America respectively for an American Legion Post event when people started noticing thick smoke coming from a house.
Being a former firefighter, Buckland recognised that the smoke was not one from burning trash, but from a burning house and so he sought out Captain America’s help. “I said [to Marcum] ‘Captain, I need you to find the biggest rock you can find and throw it through that window right there to let some of this smoke out of that front room’,” Buckland explained.
The two men burst into the house to see if anyone was inside and Buckland happened upon a cat who had passed out from the smoke. He gave the kitty mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after which the kitty woke up and hissed at Buckland’s Batman costume!
When medics arrived at the scene, they had to remove Buckland’s mask to make sure he was okay, but Buckland made the children present promise to not reveal Batman’s real identity!