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Red Cross helping St. Augustine family displaced by house fire

The St. Augustine Fire Department said everyone made it out of the house safely, including the family's dog.
Credit: St. Augustine Fire Department
A St. Augustine family was displaced by a house fire on Rollins Avenue and Whitney Street.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A St. Augustine family is getting help from the Red Cross after a fire at their home.

The St. Augustine Fire Department along with St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to the fire at a home on Rollins Avenue and S. Whitney Street. Firefighters arrived to the scene within four minutes, finding heavy smoke and flames in the back of the home, according to the St. Augustine Fire Department.

Fire crews said everyone living in the home was able to make it out of the house before the fire department arrived. The family's dog was quickly found and removed from the house by firefighters from Ladder 47, the fire department said.

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