A picture of a cat, that was saved by firefighters in Preston, has taken social media by storm.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue shared a picture of crew manager Friar holding a cat, that had been rescued after getting stuck between two walls.

The post has been liked and shared hundreds of times with social media users left in stitches over the cat’s ‘furious’ expression.

Lancashire Telegraph: Picture of ‘furious cat’ that was chiselled out of wall from goes viralPicture of ‘furious cat’ that was chiselled out of wall from goes viral (Image: Lancashire Fire and Rescue)

A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue said: “Our crews from Preston safely rescued this curious cat from their tight squeeze earlier this week.

“They found themselves stuck between two walls and our firefighters carefully chiselled them out safe and sound. Cats always like to keep us on our toes.”

The original Facebook post has received more than 700 interactions and 157 shares.

One commenter said: “That is one furious moggy”.

Another said: “Think the cat wasn't too happy to be saved or have its photo taken.”

“Bless you for saving the grumpy kitty,” said another.

“It looks absolutely ‘furr-ious’,” joked another.