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Posted 9:48 AM 2/12/2012 : Electric blanket on cat sparks Arvada house fire

DENVER (AP) - Authorities say an electric blanket placed over a cat resting in its favorite chair sparked a fire that killed the pet and significantly damaged an Arvada home.

Scott Pribble, spokesman for the Arvada Fire Protection District, says three adults living in the home were awakened by a fire alarm just before 4 a.m. Sunday. They escaped without injury, but the fire destroyed the home's two-car garage and spread to the attic.

Pribble tells The Denver Post that freezing temperatures meant firefighters had to contend with slick conditions outside.

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