A house fire Thursday afternoon left a Laurinburg family shaken, but unhurt.

Neighbors reported the house fire at 422 Second Street at about 3:30 p.m., according to fire officials.

The family of five was not home at the time and no one was injured.

Firefighters with the Laurinburg Fire Department rescued a kitten and a medium-sized dog from the burning house. The animals appeared scared, but otherwise in good health.

The home suffered about $10,000 in structural damage and $5,000 in damage to the contents, according to a preliminary fire report.

The fire is believed to have started from an oven that was left on, officials said.

The kitchen suffered light to moderate fire damage while the rest of the home suffered smoke damage.

Carol Ann Lentz, director for the Scotland County Chapter of the American Red Cross, described the family as shaken, something she says is common in this kind of crisis.

"I think she feels much better, now that she knows where she and her children will be sleeping tonight," Lentz said.

She said the Red Cross provided food and temporary shelter for the mom and her four children. They also will help with referrals to other agencies that may be able to offer aid.

"Red Cross assistance is free and is made possible by donations to the general public," Lentz said. "We could not have responded to this family and helped them without donations."

It costs between $130 to $390 to help a family with food and clothing in such an incident.

During the last fiscal year, which ended June 30, Red Cross gave $27,221 worth of assistance to 98 people in Scotland County for disaster assistance. Since July 1, the organization has distributed $12,337 in supplies to 40 people, including this family.

Also on Thursday, a driver was issued a citation for driving over a fire hose.

Engineer Chad Donaldson of the Laurinburg Fire Department said the weight of a vehicle can cause the hose to burst.

"When you have firefighters in a building and they lose water, they die," Donaldson said.