Two adults and their cats safely escaped an early morning house fire near West Valley High School. Spokane Valley firefighters responded to the home on N Sargent Rd near E Valleyway Ave around 7:20 a.m. A woman who lived at the home woke up to a strong smoke smell and noticed a hotspot on her ceiling. The fire was contained to the attic and firefighters will have to pull the ceiling down. Firefighters determined the fire started from an electrical problem.