A kitten has a new home after it was found trapped inside of a vending machine Wednesday at a Walmart in East Tennessee.

The City of Morristown says that a worker at Walmart in Morristown heard a kitten crying from inside a vending machine during her shift. She called the local fire department to help find the trapped kitten.

Firefighters who arrived on scene heard the cries of the kitten. They unplugged the machine and pulled the back of the unit off but weren't able to find the kitten until they found another opening in the vending machine.

Firefighters coaxed the kitten out of the opening and pulled it free.

The City of Morristown says that the employee who heard the kitten's cries has adopted it. Firefighters have suggested that she name the kitten Pepsi.

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