Jamestown firefighters are pictured on the scene of a house fire at 539 Crescent St. on Thursday. Photo courtesy Jamestown Development Department

Two kittens were killed and one person was taken to UPMC Chautauqua to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire Thursday afternoon on Crescent Street.

There were no other injuries reported.

City police and firefighters responded to 539 Crescent St. at 4:37 p.m. Thursday for a reported structure. First responders found heavy smoke and fire coming from a second story window. Police officers informed firefighters that everyone was out of the building.

Firefighters on Engine 3 deployed two 1.75-inch lines to the second floor to attack the fire while firefighters from Engine 4 connected to a hydrant at Crescent and Kipp streets. Crews were able to knock down the bulk of the fire on the second floor within about 15 minutes, according to a news release from the city fire department.

Crews from Ladder 1 completed primary and secondary searches of the first and second floors of the home. Crews from Engine 3, Ladder 1 and Engine 4 tried to find a way into the attic of the home but were unable to do so, so firefighters made multiple holes to contain the spread of the fire.

Firefighters were evacuated from the home and attacked the rest of the fire from outside the home when fire spread between the original roof and the tin roof that had been laid on top of the original structure. Once fire between the roof panels was brought under control crews returned to the inside of the house to extinguish the rest of the fire.

Fire investigators from the police and fire departments remained on the scene until about 10 p.m.

Fighting the fire required an off-shift callback of 15 firefighters and one command officer.

Also responding were Alstar EMS, Chautauqua County EMS, National Fuel, the city Board of Public Utilities, city Development Department and the mayor’s office.