A Vista resident was searching for her pets Wednesday morning in the aftermath of a fire that broke out in the kitchen of her home.
The blaze sparked just before 4:15 a.m. at a home in the 1200 block of Cinchona Street. A neighbor reported the fire and when crews arrived, heavy smoke and flames could be seen shooting from the roof of the house.
Firefighters battled the blaze and were able to knock it out within nine minutes, containing the fire to the kitchen area.
Resident Katherine Fisher was inside the home with her pets, four dogs and several cats, at the time of the fire. Fisher said she heard loud “popping” noises before she realized her home was covered in smoke.
“I just wanted my animals out,” she told NBC 7.
She managed to safely escape to a neighbor’s house, but some of her pets ran off, frightened by the flames. Fisher was still searching for her pets early Wednesday morning.
No one was injured.
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Fire investigators said the fire started in a metal trash can in the kitchen. There were no smoke alarms in the home, officials said. The damage was estimated at $30,000.
