Flames outside a Northridge house Saturday spread into the attic, leading firefighters to rescue a cat and treat one human case of smoke inhalation.
The fire was reported at 1:57 p.m. Saturday at 19036 W. Community St., just northwest of Roscoe Boulevard and the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz.
Smoke was showing from the single-story house when firefighters arrived. They located the source outside the house, then put out flames that spread into the attic, authorities said. The process took 20 minutes.
“One cat was rescued from the home and treated with oxygen on scene by paramedics,” Lantz said.
A 19-year-old woman was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation.