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Firefighters stand by as Nicor workers work on shutting down the natural gas supply to a home in the 600 block of Fairview Lane in South Elgin after the home exploded around 3:30 a.m. May 17, 2017. A nearby neighbor, Rebeca Collins, said three people and a dog escaped the home unharmed.
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Firefighters stand by as Nicor workers work on shutting down the natural gas supply to a home in the 600 block of Fairview Lane in South Elgin after the home exploded around 3:30 a.m. May 17, 2017. A nearby neighbor, Rebeca Collins, said three people and a dog escaped the home unharmed.
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Three people and a dog escaped injury from a fire that destroyed a home in South Elgin on May 17, 2017, officials said. The fire began about 3:30 a.m. in a home in the 600 block of Fairview Lane, according to an official from the South Elgin Fire Department.