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Red Cross Helping Four Seffner Residents Recover After Fire In Kitchen Destroys House

A woman and her child woke up to a burning kitchen at their house Monday. The rapid fire made it difficult for some residents to escape.

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Four residents inside a Seffner house were able to escape after the house caught fire. Unfortunately, their pets did not make it.
Four residents inside a Seffner house were able to escape after the house caught fire. Unfortunately, their pets did not make it. (Hillsborough County Fire Rescue's Facebook page )

SEFFNER, FL — A kitchen in a Seffner house caught fire Monday morning, then spread to other parts of the home, WTSP reported.

A woman and her child safely escaped the house after they woke up to the fire, the TV station said.

According to firefighters, one person had to break a window to escape, and another person was able to get down a smoky stairwell to leave the house.

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Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews arrived just after 10:40 a.m., and eventually got the fire under control.

None of the residents were injured. However, hamsters, a rabbit and a lizard died in the fire.

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Red Cross is assisting the victims with food, clothing and a place to stay as they get their affairs in order.

The cause of the fire has not yet been released by the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

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