Pets die in Sunday-morning house fire in unincorporated Plainfield Township
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An unknown number of pets died in a house fire Sunday morning in unincorporated Plainfield Township.Vito Bonomo III, chief of the Plainfield Fire Protection District, said the district received the call at 9:33 a.m. Sunday about a fire in the 500 block of Conant Avenue.Some family members were at home, but no one was injured, Bonomo said. Bonomo said the fire, which was confined to the basement, is under investigation.“This area has no fire hydrant, but we were able to get to the fire hydrant on Route 30,” Bonomo said.Plainfield Emergency Managment also brought water to the firefighters, Bonomo said.Joliet police and Crest Hill police blocked the roadway at Hennepin Drive and Route 30, according to Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English.The house is uninhabitable, so the Red Cross is helping the displaced residents and the surviving pets, Bonomo said.Commonwealth Edison and Nicor Gas were on-scene securing the utilities, Bonomo said.Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District, Lockport Townshi