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Fire Rescue: Two cats rescued from house fire in Tampa Heights, cause under investigation

Two homes on North Morgan Street went up in flames after a shed behind one of them caught on fire, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
Credit: Tampa Fire Rescue
Tampa Fire Rescue crews respond to a house fire on North Morgan Street.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Fire Rescue crews rescued two cats from a house fire Sunday afternoon in Tampa Heights.

The rescue happened around 1:15 p.m. on North Morgan Street, Fire Rescue said in a news release. Firefighters arrived to find a single-story and two-story home on fire.

Investigators reportedly determined a shed behind the single-story home had caught on fire before spreading to both structures. The fires were extinguished in less than 15 minutes, according to crews. 

The cats were rescued from the two-story home, Fire Rescue said. No other injuries were reported and no one was found inside either home.

At this time, the cause of the fire is under investigation, according to crews.

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