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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A Decatur man and his dog have been displaced after a kitchen fire.

The Decatur Fire Department responded to a home in the 4500 block of East Lakewood Avenue around 10:30 p.m. for a kitchen fire.

According to the fire department, the fire was put out successfully and damage was limited. The man and his dog both got out of the home safely before firefighters arrived.

Nobody was hurt, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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