Firefighters rescue pets in Harrisburg house blaze

A Harrisburg Animal Control officer carries a rescued cat from a house fire on Forster St. in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

Harrisburg firefighters enter the charred windows of a house fire on Forster St. in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

Harrisburg firefighters battle a house fire on Forster St. in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

Harrisburg firefighters battle a house fire on Forster St. in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

Harrisburg firefighters battle a house fire on Forster St. in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

Harrisburg firefighters battle a house fire on Forster St. in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21, 2022. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

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Harrisburg firefighters responded to a blaze that broke out Friday afternoon in a city home.

The fire began around 1:30 p.m. at a duplex at 1927 Forster Street, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire’s Facebook post.

No injuries were immediately apparent as a result of the fire. Multiple pets were rescued from the fire, including a large dog and orange tabby cat. It’s unclear what caused the blaze.

Firefighters remained on the scene as of 2 p.m.

Fire departments in Cumberland and York counties were called in to assist while city firefighters were on Forster Street.

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