WOODLAND HILLS - Two residents escaped a house fire Monday but one of their two dogs was killed in the blaze believed started by combustible items left next to an electric wall heater, authorities said.

Flames broke out at 8:20 a.m. in the 6300 block of Jumilla Avenue. The fire raged through a bedroom and bathroom, said Devin Gales, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman.

One man injured his knee as he fled the burning home. But the man and another resident made it out of the house safely before firefighters arrived, Gales said.

Firefighters found excessive storage piled near the heater and believe that likely caused the fire.

- Daily News