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Several cats missing after house fire in Jeannette

By Patrick Damp

April 23, 2023 / 8:30 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Fire rips through Jeannette home

JEANNETTE (KDKA) - Firefighters had to battle an intense fire in Westmoreland County on Saturday night.

The fire happened at a home on Lafferty Street in Jeannette, leaving behind a lot of damage.

Dispatch confirmed that the people who lived inside were able to get out safely but several cats have gone missing.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.