POCATELLO — A dog died but firefighters were able to save two homes and a cat from a pair of Monday morning fires.

Neither blaze resulted in any injuries to people.

The canine died in the second fire, which occurred around 11:30 a.m. at a single-story home on the 100 block of Chase Street near Greenacres Elementary School.

The fire was reported by a neighbor who saw the smoke billowing from the residence, the Fire Department said.

A woman residing in a basement apartment at the home was able to safely evacuate, firefighters said.

The fire started in the upper floor of the residence, where the dog was present. The dog’s owner was not home at the time because she was taking her other canine to the veterinarian, the Fire Department said.

Firefighters were able to remove the unresponsive canine from the house and tried to revive him at the scene but were unsuccessful. It’s believed the dog died of smoke inhalation.

Firefighters contained the blaze to the upper floor of the residence.

The woman who resided in the basement and the woman who resided in the home’s upper floor were both displaced by the blaze but firefighters said the home is salvageable and both women will be able to move back in once repairs are made.

Firefighters were also able to save the home where Monday morning’s first fire occurred on the 900 block of West Lander Street near downtown Pocatello.

The blaze was reported by a neighbor at around 4:45 a.m.

The neighbor then woke up the man who resided in the home so he was able to safely evacuate, the Fire Department said.

Firefighters said they rescued the man’s cat from the burning home as well.

The man was displaced by the fire but his home is salvageable and he will be able to return once repairs are made, firefighters said.

Firefighters said the blaze appeared to start in the home’s basement.

Firefighters remained at both homes for several hours following the blazes to make sure all the flames were extinguished and to begin looking for the causes of the fires.

The fires happened in residential neighborhoods but firefighters were able to keep the flames from damaging other nearby homes.

Firefighters called in the American Red Cross to assist the three residents displaced by the fires. The Pocatello firefighters union also donated $200 to each of the residents to help them out.

The Fire Department said this is the time of year when there is usually an increase in house fires, so residents should keep a close eye on their furnaces and space heaters as a precautionary measure.

Both house fires remain under investigation by the Pocatello Fire Department.