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Firefighters Rescue Cat From Burning Home

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Firefighters rescued a cat from a home where a garage fire spread to the home on Tuesday morning. West Metro Fire Rescue crews rushed to put out the burning garage in unincorporated Jefferson County.

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(credit: West Metro Fire Rescue)

The fire broke out just after 10 a.m. in a garage of a home on Garden Road near Indiana Avenue. Everyone escaped the home.

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(credit: West Metro Fire Rescue)

Investigators say a space heater which was left on started the fire. The garage fire spread to the attic of the home.

In all, the fire caused $400,000 worth of damage.

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(credit: West Metro Fire Rescue)

Firefighters rescued the family cat that was found in a back bedroom. The kitty is okay.

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