SANTEE, CA — Crews worked to extinguish a house fire late Monday afternoon on Fanita Drive in Santee, according to reports.
The fire broke out shortly after 5:30 p.m. in the 8200 block of Fanita Drive — near Fanita Rancho Road and the interchange of state Routes 52 and 125 — according to Heartland Fire & Rescue.
CBS8 reported that at least six fire engines responded to the blaze that appeared to have gutted at least a portion of the home. But firefighters stopped the flames from spreading to a nearby home to the south, the news station reported.
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Watching crazy flames from fire on Fanita Drive in Santee. See video (ignore the background noise on this video) pic.twitter.com/uBMoJHXwmX
— Anne State (@annestate) August 30, 2016
According to an NBC San Diego reporter, a cat was saved from the fire but another cat was still missing.
Firefighters save and revive Dina the cat after #Santee house fire. One cat named Alice still missing. #NBC7 pic.twitter.com/Upe9k8JODV
— Candice Nguyen (@CandiceNBCSD) August 30, 2016
It took crews about a half-hour to subdue the intense flames, a dispatcher said.
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It was not immediately clear what sparked the fire.
Patch was not able to reach the Santee Fire Department Monday evening for more information.
— City News Service contributed to this report.
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