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Woman escapes to safety, cat dies after fire sparks at northwest Oklahoma City home

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

Woman escapes to safety, cat dies after fire sparks at northwest Oklahoma City home

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

MUCH. TALK TO YOU SOON. WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. A WOMAN ESCAPES A HOME ON FIRE IN OUR KOCO CAMERAS AT THE SCENE AROUND 2:00 THIS MORNING. THIS WAS NEAR ROCKWELL AND NORTHWEST 16TH. FIREFIGHTERS SPOKE TO US AT THE SCENE. THERE’S NO INJURIES TO REPORT ON CIVILIANS OR FIREFIGHTERS. WE DID HAVE ONE FATALITY, ONE CAT FATALITY THAT WAS INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. CREWS ARE OPERATING ON SCENE RIGHT NOW TO OVERHAUL AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE IS COMPLETELY OUT. SO YOU HEARD IT THERE. TWO CATS WERE INSIDE THE HOUSE AT THE TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY ONE OF THEM MADE IT OUT OF THE FIRE. FIREFIGHTERS RIGHT NOW
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Woman escapes to safety, cat dies after fire sparks at northwest Oklahoma City home

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

A woman escaped to safety and a cat died after a fire started early Thursday morning at a northwest Oklahoma City home.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Around 2 a.m., crews responded to a house fire near Northwest 16th Street and Rockwell Avenue. When they arrived, they found a small apartment built on the property behind the house on fire.Fire department officials said a woman escaped, and two cats were inside the home. One of the cats, however, did not make it. >> Download the KOCO 5 app"When we arrived on scene, we saw heavy flames showing. We were able to stop it from extending to the house. Everyone was able to make it out of the structure," acting District Chief Jamie Huffman said. "There's no injuries to report on civilians or firefighters. We did have one cat fatality. It was inside the structure."Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. Top HeadlinesCheck out the unique merch for sale at the RNCRyan Walters threatens to revoke Ardmore teacher’s license after Trump postDelegates wearing ear bandages at RNC say it's a sign of solidarity with former President TrumpCourt documents detail moments leading up to man’s fatal shooting at apartment complexCourt document releases details of Grady County woman's suspicious death as FBI stays tight-lipped

A woman escaped to safety and a cat died after a fire started early Thursday morning at a northwest Oklahoma City home.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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Around 2 a.m., crews responded to a house fire near Northwest 16th Street and Rockwell Avenue. When they arrived, they found a small apartment built on the property behind the house on fire.

Fire department officials said a woman escaped, and two cats were inside the home. One of the cats, however, did not make it.

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"When we arrived on scene, we saw heavy flames showing. We were able to stop it from extending to the house. Everyone was able to make it out of the structure," acting District Chief Jamie Huffman said. "There's no injuries to report on civilians or firefighters. We did have one cat fatality. It was inside the structure."

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.


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