'Curious' cat rescued from Waltham Abbey cavity wall by firefighters

Socks the cat had become too "curious", the fire service said

A cat whose "curiosity got the better of him" had to be rescued after getting himself stuck in a cavity wall.

Socks became trapped in the gap on the second floor of a block of flats in Waltham Abbey, Essex, on Thursday afternoon.

"It was clear he was not able to get himself out," Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said.

Crews cut a hole in the wall and the cat was safely returned to his "grateful" owner.