1 person brought to hospital after Mexico house where cat died

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

One person was injured and a cat died in a fire on Saturday night in the 1100 block of Mansfield Street in Mexico, Missouri, according to a Tuesday press release from the city’s department of public safety.

The release says crews were called at 9:26 p.m. and found flames coming from the living room of the home. The fire was extinguished in that area, which had significant fire damage while the rest of the home had smoke damage, the release says.

The resident made it out of the house, as did a dog, the release says. The resident was brought to Moberly Regional Medical Center for smoke inhalation and minor burns, the releases says. They were treated and released.

The release says the “apparent cause of the fire was careless disposal of smoking material.”