SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters say an elderly couple made it to safety after fire broke out at their Seminole County home Tuesday morning.
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Firefighters rushed to the house on Ashwood Drive in Maitland around 4:30 a.m.
The couple escaped the home with their pet dog and parrot, but a cat died in the fire, the Seminole County Fire Department said.
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Officials believe the fire started on the back porch of the house and spread into the kitchen.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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