A cat died in a house fire in Stella Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the call around 1:30 p.m., several miles east of Rhinelander. No people were hurt, but two cats were in the house at the time. One cat survived, the other did not. Damage was mostly in the basement. Crews had the fire under control by 2:30 p.m. The Stella Fire Chief believes it started in a wood stove and spread. Stella, Pine Lake, and Three Lakes fire departments responded.