Event Brief
25 cats rescued after quake and gas explosion at mall
Filed: Jul 30, 2026 at 6:09 AM ET
Summary: Twenty-five cats were retrieved after a July 28 quake and gas explosion damaged a shopping mall cat cafe.
WHO: Cat Cafe MOFF staff and employees
WHAT: Cats were retrieved after being stuck in a cat cafe inside a mall hit by a quake and gas explosion.
WHEN: Jul 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM ET
WHERE: Kashima, Japan
WHY: A massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the mall and a subsequent explosion, likely caused by gas, damaged the building.
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