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Person, 2 cats killed in Titusville house fire

Titusville house fire A person and two cats died in a Titusville house fire early Friday morning. (Titusville Fire Department)

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A person and two cats died in a Titusville house fire early Friday morning.

Firefighters said they responded to a home on Palmetto Street around 3:15 a.m. to find flames coming through the roof.

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Firefighters said there was a car in the driveway and reports said there could have been two people inside the home.

When crews forced entry to the home, they found a person in a bed. Firefighters said they tried to resuscitate the person once they got them out of the home, but were unsuccessful.

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Firefighters said two cats also died in the fire.

No other injuries were reported.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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