Several pets dead, firefighter injured after house fire in Springfield

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SPRINGFIELD — Several pets died, and a firefighter was injured after a house fire in Clark County on Tuesday.

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The Springfield Fire Rescue Division wrote in a social media post that firefighters responded just after 5 p.m. to a reported house fire in the Ridgewood neighborhood.

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Upon arrival, firefighters found a basement fire in a two-story home.

They quickly controlled it, but it took almost two hours to extinguish, according to the Springfield Fire Rescue Division.

Several pets died, but no civilians were hurt. A firefighter injured his knee but is expected to be okay.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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