TITUSVILLE, Fla. – One person and two cats died early Friday in a house fire in Titusville, according to fire officials.
Titusville and Brevard County firefighters responded at 3:18 a.m. to an address along Palmetto Street, where crews arrived to find flames through the roof of a single-story home. The structure was 50% involved in flames at that time, firefighters said on social media, adding there were reports suggesting two people could be inside the burning home.
While entry through the front door was being made, other firefighters reportedly worked to enter the home through a bedroom window, closing a door to isolate that room once inside and locating a victim on a bed. That person was removed from the home as the fire was put out, but life-saving measures were unsuccessful, according to the fire department.
Devin Johnson recorded video as he woke up to watch first responders try to save his neighbor’s life.
“About 3 o’clock in the morning to a bunch of lights and sirens and I looked out, came out, and saw her house was engulfed in flames,” Johnson said.
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Neighbors said the woman lived alone.
Firefighters on Friday did not report her name.
Aside from the cats that also died, no further injuries were reported in the fire.
The state Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosives Investigations has since responded and was still looking into the cause of the fire at the time of this report.
No other details were shared.
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