Family, Pets Flee Safely From Central Iowa Blaze

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By Richard Pratt

Story Created: Mar 4, 2013 at 11:32 AM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 4, 2013 at 11:32 AM CDT

COALVILLE, Iowa — A man says he and his family and pets have escaped unharmed from a fire that damaged their home in the central Iowa town of Coalville.

Homeowner Dan Hoover told The Messenger (http://bit.ly/Z1OzHS ) that he'd seen sparks from the chimney after he set a fire in the fireplace about 8:40 p.m. Sunday.

Firefighters from Otho and Duncombe kept the flames from spreading to the rest of the house.

Coalville sits a few miles southeast of Fort Dodge.

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