Two house pets were killed Wednesday afternoon in a fire that erupted at a Santee home.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 p.m. at a house in the 9200 block of Willowgrove Avenue, near Carlton Hills Boulevard, according to authorities.
10News learned a woman in the home heard her smoke alarm go off and ran out of the home.
Responding firefighters were able to get a dog and cat out of the house, but attempts to revive them were unsuccessful.
No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.