Firefighters with DeKalb Fire Protection, along with units from South Central Buchanan County and Southwest Buchanan County, responded to a residential fire west of DeKalb on State Route 116 Wednesday morning.

According to a Facebook post from DeKalb FPD, an "aggressive stop" was made on a interior room already well burned, and that stopped the blaze from spreading throughout the home.

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 </figure>By JIM FARISFirefighters with DeKalb Fire Protection, along with units from South Central Buchanan County and Southwest Buchanan County, responded to a residential fire west of DeKalb on State Route 116 Wednesday morning.According to a Facebook post from DeKalb FPD, an "aggressive stop" was made on a interior room already well burned, and that stopped the blaze from spreading throughout the home.

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