The Omaha Fire Department says a dog and a cat died in a house fire late Thursday night which was caused by excessive lint in a dryer vent tube.
Crews responded to the fire near 37th and Spencer St. around 10:40 p.m. where smoke was showing on arrival and a working fire was declared.
A resident evacuated the home before firefighters arrived. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported.
Three cats were rescued from the home.
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