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Volunteer firefighters save house
Posted: 12.02.2008 at 4:34 PM
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A fire started in the attic of a Loraine, IL home

LORAINE, IL -- A volunteer fire department saved a house near Loraine, Illinois Tuesday, December 2nd..

Two homeowners said they began smelling smoke shortly after 12:30 in the afternoon at a house on east 1850th.

They found a small fire in the attic.

One of the homeowners was able to slow the fire, but then called 911 after realizing insulation had caught fire.

There was no visible damage to the outside of the home.

The homeowners think an electrical problem in the fuse box started the blaze.

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