5 kittens rescued from fire in need of new home

WILMINGTON (WPVI) -- Five kittens are in need of new homes after they were rescued from a burning building in Delaware.

Wilmington firefighters discovered the newborns as they knocked out a fire at a vacant property on the 600 block of West 8th Street.

Fortunately, they appear to be ok, but their mother was nowhere to be found.

Crews took them to the Delaware Humane Society for some comfort and care until they're ready for adoption.

"We're going to do all we can to get them bottle fed for a few weeks and get them old enough that we can spay and neuter them and find homes for them," Greg Munson, Delaware Human Society Director of Development, said.

In the meantime, the humane society has given its newest residents some appropriate nicknames: Hose, Ladder, Engine, Axle and Nozzle.