PHOENIX — Firefighters rescued one person and three cats from an early morning house fire in the West Valley, according to authorities.

The Phoenix Fire Department said the fire broke out just after 6 a.m. at a home near 59th Avenue and McDowell Road.

"On arrival crews had smoke coming from the front of the house, pulled handlines inside to fight the blaze," the fire department said.

Once firefighters made their way into the house, they found a person and three cats.

"All were rescued safely out of the house," the fire department said.

But the cats needed help with their breathing.

"Firefighters used the Fido bag on three cats, successfully resuscitating them," the fire department said.

The person was evaluated at the scene and chose not to go to the hospital.

The cause of the fire

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