Two people are safe but their pets are missing and they are homeless after a fire yesterday afternoon on Mapleton Street.

Columbus firefighters were called out at 5:45 p.m. to the rental home at 31 Mapleton St. after a resident reported that a fire had started in a bedroom.

When firefighters arrived they discovered fire shooting from the bedroom windows, says Capt. Mike Wilson, spokesman for the fire department. Both women who lived in the home had already escaped when firefighters arrived. After knocking down the flames, firefighters were searching for any more fire hiding in the walls and ceilings when the living room burst into flames, Wilson says. That flashover fire caused significant damage to the home, Wilson says.

A pet cat and dog were missing after the fire. A third resident was not at home at the time of the fire. The residents were assisted by the American Red Cross, Wilson says.

No working smoke detectors were found in the home. Wilson says this is the fifth home fire this year where no working smoke detectors were in the residence, which means half of the home fires so far this year in Columbus had no working smoke detectors.

Damage to the home and its contents was estimated at $80,000.