A Nashville country singer who survived the Christmas Day explosion in the Music City has recovered his most precious possession: his missing cat Molly, according to a report.
Buck McCoy had to get to safety when the explosion shook his apartment near the explosion site almost a week ago.
When he tried to go back for his feline friend, firefighters told him to leave – and he’s been looking for the cat ever since.
Till Thursday.
“I love you all,” McCoy told WKRN reporter Jerry Barlar, who posted the interview to Facebook.
“Thank you to all animal friends around the world,” said the crooner. “She’s here, she’s alive, everything will be fine.”
McCoy had shared eyewitness accounts of the massive explosion that damaged 41 buildings, hindered regional communications, and injured three around 6:30 a.m. Friday.
Police said Anthony Warner, a 63-year-old loner, detonated the bomb in his RV.
McCoy posted ‘Have You Seen Molly’ flyers all over the area to find his missing cat and desperately searched the area for her.
Authorities had set traps nearby to round up stray cats.
Then, on Thursday, McCoy was reunited with Molly outside his confused home.
“Somehow she survived,” he said to Barlar. “It was water that came down over her for hours…. She was in a panic.
“Hey Molly,” McCoy said, turning to the cat. ‘You’re a superstar now. Currently no signatures. “
McCoy said he has already found a new home, and while he hopes to get his guitar and other personal items out of the old apartment, he is ready for a fresh start.
‘I don’t care about the other things. We’ll get that other stuff out, ”he said. “We’re going to get cat food, a smaller box, and we’re going to start all over.”
“I have nothing to go back to,” he added.