LA PINE, OR -- Two pets are unaccounted for following a La Pine-area fire, in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve. Crews responded to Gothard Way at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, and found an attached garage fully involved and flames spreading to the home’s attic. They rescued three animals, but a cat and rabbit are still missing.

Investigators believe the fire started with an electric heater in a plywood and straw manger that housed a goat. Four people got out of the home and rescued the goat before crews arrived.