Two pets are dead and a person is missing after a Virginia Beach house caught fire on Sunday morning, officials say.
A home, located on the 4900 block of Sullivan Boulevard, caught fire around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, claiming the lives of a cat and a dog who lived in the residence. Officials say the fire may have been started by an electric space heater, according to a Virginia Beach Fire Department news release.
Firefighters extinguished the flames, which were coming through the right side of the two-story home, around 5:15 a.m.
First responders found two other cats alive inside of the home. They were given back to their owner. All four people who lived in the home were not hurt during the fire.
One of the residents of the home, Monica Lamping, is missing, said Virginia Beach Police Department Master Police Officer Linda Kuehn.
A missing persons report for Lamping was filed on Sunday.
