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Cat, turtle die following Deep Creek house fire in Charlotte County

Charlotte County Fire and EMS are investigating what caused a fire at a house on Temuco Street in Deep Creek.
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UPDATE 12:54 p.m.:

Fire rescue said the cause of the fire is electrical and it has been deemed an accident.

Crews also told Fox 4 a turtle died in the fire.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Charlotte County Fire and EMS are investigating what caused a fire at a house on Temuco Street in Deep Creek.

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The fire broke out on Wednesday around 9:36 a.m.

Crews say they arrived on scene to fire and smoke rolling out of the window of the front room.

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Investigators say no one was home at the time of the fire, and there were no injuries.

However, a cat was found dead following the fire.

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