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O'Fallon, Ill., family safe after fire destroys home

Yvonne Turner said she was brushing her teeth Sunday night when she saw the fire through her bathroom window

O'FALLON, Ill. — The Turner family and their pets are safe after their O'Fallon, Ill., home was destroyed by a fire overnight.

The fire started around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on the 200 block of Fieldspring Court. 

O'Fallon firefighters said it appears one of the family's two dogs knocked over a heating lamp on the back porch, which caused a fire that spread to some blankets and up the back of the house, reaching the second floor.

The house is a total loss, firefighters said.

Todd and Yvonne Turner and their two teen children had moved from Utah and have only lived in the home for a few months. Yvonne Turner said she was in the bathroom brushing her teeth when she saw the fire through the window. 

Everyone made it out safely, including the dogs.

The family held hands early Monday morning as firefighters let them back inside their home to look at the damage. They're not sure what their next move is, but they said neighbors are helping them out and they'll be OK.

Credit: KSDK

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