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Cat rescued, fire put out at SE Portland apartment complex

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PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -

Firefighters were called out to an apartment fire in Southeast Portland Wednesday night.

Smoke was reported inside one of the units at 6:20 p.m. at 1225 S.E. Belmont St.

The sprinkler system had been activated by the time firefighters arrived.

The fire was doused by the sprinklers, but a couch was still smoking.

Nobody was home in the apartment that was burning, but firefighters said a cat was inside.

Firefighters administered oxygen to the cat and it survived.

A unit downstairs sustained water damage, along with the unit where the fire started.

The cause is under investigation.

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