DisastersPlainfield Township house fire kills pets; no people injuredWritten November 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A house fire killed pets in Plainfield Township.0:09No people were injured, but the house is uninhabitable, and its residents have been0:13displaced.0:14Investigators still have to determine what caused the fire.0:17The fire happened at a home in the500 block of Conant Avenue in an unincorporated0:21part of the township.0:22The Plainfield Fire Protection District received the call at nine thirty-three0:26Sunday morning, November first.0:28The fire stayed in the basement, but residents couldn't remain in the house0:31afterward.0:31Fire District Chief Vito Bonomo III said no one was injured.0:35The home was left uninhabitable.0:37The number of pets killed hasn't been announced.0:39There were also surviving pets, and the Red Cross is helping those animals along0:43with the displaced residents.0:45Officials haven't said what will be required before the residents can return.0:48The fire remains under investigation, and no cause has been announced.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
