‘Resilient' cat named Toast survives days inside fire-gutted apartment: ‘Speechless'

When a fire ripped through his Utah apartment complex in the early morning hours of July 31, Ryder Mathis was forced to escape without his beloved cat, Toast Malone. That whole day was very long,” Mathis told KVTX in Salt Lake City. Against all odds, firefighters found him hiding out inside a closet — one of the only spaces left standing in Mathis' apartment. The emotional moment was captured on video and shared on the Salt Lake County Animal Service's Instagram page. Mathis expressed his gratitude for Salt Lake County Animal Services Sgt.