EAST MOLINE, Ill. — A handful of fire departments rescued a dog from a house fire Monday afternoon, May 16 in East Moline.
Crews responded at about 4:30 p.m. to a structure fire in the 300 block of 20th Street. Firefighters on the scene said smoke was seen coming from the basement of a home that had previously served as the Mount Zion Church.
No one was home at the time of the fire except for a dog, who was rescued unharmed, officials said.
The cause of the fire was unknown, and the incident remained under investigation as of Monday night.
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