There was a house fire in Saskatoon a few minutes before 9:30 a.m. this morning in the King George neighbourhood.

The call came in from the 700 block of Avenue M South and firefighters could se smoke coming from the home when they rolled up.

Fire crews dscovered a fire in the basement of a single family home and rescued one cat.

The cat was revived with oxygen and taken from the scene by animal control.

No one was hurt – everyone evacuated safely and the fire is now under investigation.