Cat perishes in Downers Grove house fire
Posted February 14, 2023 12:00 am
A family's cat died in an early morning house fire in Downers Grove today, but no injuries were reported to the residents or firefighters.
A second cat was rescued from the blaze, fire officials said.
Firefighters were called to the single-family home on the 5700 block of Lyman Avenue just after 8: 10 a.m. and encountered smoke showing from the residence upon arrival.
Firefighters located a fire in the basement and quickly extinguished it.
The fire rendered the home uninhabitable.
No damage estimate was immediately available.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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