MELROSE, MASS. (WHDH) - Unattended cooking was the cause behind a house fire that displaced a family, Melrose fire officials told 7NEWS.
According to the Melrose Fire Department, firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire but a pet cat died of smoke inhalation.
The family and their two dogs were forced to spend the night in different accommodations.
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