Homeowner hospitalized with burns, smoke inhalation after trying to save dogs in house fire

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) – An Illinois man has been hospitalized, and a dog is dead following an overnight house fire in Cahokia Heights.

Firefighters said the blaze was first reported about 1:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Lasalle Drive.

According to firefighters, they saw smoke coming from the home when they arrived, and crews quickly extinguished the flames…

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