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Firefighters put water on a house fire in the 9000 block of Corcoran in Hometown, Illinois, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. No one was home at the time. A family pet was safely removed from the home by police officers. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Firefighters stand by as they look for hot spots inside a house fire in the 9000 block of Corcoran in Hometown, Illinois, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. No one was home at the time. A family pet was safely removed from the home by police officers. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Firefighters covered with insulation catch their breath at the scene of a house fire in the 9000 block of Corcoran in Hometown, Illinois, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. No one was home at the time. A family pet was safely removed from the home by police officers. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Firefighters battle a smokey house fire in the 9000 block of Corcoran in Hometown, Illinois, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. No one was home at the time. A family pet was safely removed from the home by police officers. | Supplied Photo/ Lawrence Nevels Hometown Fire Department Trustee
A Hometown residence was almost completely gutted by fire Wednesday afternoon, but no one was injured and the family’s dog escaped on its own, Hometown Fire Chief John Hojek Jr. said. No one was home when firefighters were called about 1:15 p.m. to the home …