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3 people, 4 dogs killed in Lincoln Park house fire

Posted at 11:31 PM, Aug 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-12 21:40:11-04

Three people and four dogs were killed in a fire that destroyed a home in Lincoln Park.

It happened early Saturday morning in the 600 block of Mayflower near River Drive.

Police tell 7 Action News that a man made it out alive.  His wife, who was pregnant, their 4-year-old nephew and a caretaker were killed.

The man was sleeping downstairs and escaped through the back door.  He's hospitalized in the ICU.

The three victims were sleeping upstairs.

Investigators are trying to determine a cause.

GoFundMepage has been set up by family friends to support the family.