PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria home will be demolished, deemed a total loss after a fire early Wednesday.
Peoria firefighters were called the area of W. Marquette and W. Antoinette Streets around 6 a.m. on reports of heavy smoke and fire coming from a one-and-a-half-story home.
Residents of the home were not inside when crews arrived, but a dog died in the fire.
Crews were forced to knock down the fire from the outside before making entry. They remained on scene for several hours putting out hotspots.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
