BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was hurt and several animals were rescued from a house fire in Amherst early Tuesday evening, according to fire officials.
Crews responded to 582 Emerson Dr. just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. Smoke was coming from the home at the time. All of the residents were out of the home, and crews rescued a total of 11 animals, four dogs and seven cats, from the home.
One person was transported to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries. Around $200,000 in damages are estimated from the fire.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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