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The Hamster Lazarus

by Kaitlin | March 1, 2007 at 01:16 pm

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Other reports are calling him "the Jesus hamster," but if you know your biblical references, it's more like the fireman was Jesus and the hamster was Lazarus...that the hamster's name is Christmas is just, well, special.

I really hope this poor little guy got some super powers or something out of this deal other than singed fur.

Essex, London (AHN) - A fireman rescued a cooked hamster from a fiery oven after a woman placed the animal's cage on their cooker and switched it on by mistake. The pet hamster, called Christmas, was brought back to life in a miracle-like situation when his cage burst into flames.

When firefighters arrived, Christmas was lying unconscious on his back with his severely burnt legs in the air and tongue hanging out. The firefighter acted promptly and gave Christmas a blast of oxygen and a few sips of the blackcurrant drink, Ribena.

According to Metro's U.K. edition, everyone present on the scene was amazed to see Christmas spring back to life after they rubbed his belly. His owner, Stacy Bell, 24, moved Christmas into the kitchen because he was keeping son Dylan, four, awake.