A man and a woman were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a wall heater caused a house to catch fire near North Park Tuesday morning, according to the Billings Fire Department.
Firefighters also rescued two dogs and three cats from the blaze, which caused an estimated $35,000 in damage to the house on the 600 block of North 22nd Street, according to a press release issued by Deputy Fire Marshal Andrew McLain. The damage, primarily smoke damage, was confined to one apartment, McLain said.
The fire was reported at 8:14 a.m., after a wall heater ignited some flammable materials in a utility closet in the three-story, octagon-shaped building that is divided into 10 apartment units, the release states.