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By Carlos Ramirez
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No one was injured in a house fire on Illinois Route 126 in Yorkville early Monday morning.The house is uninhabitable and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District responded at 5:43 a.m. Monday to a structure fire in a two-story, single-family house on the 8200 block of Illinois Route 126 in Yorkville, according to a news release from the district. Dispatch reported a caller from the home stated the attic was on fire.The homeowner told the first arriving engine company he sprayed a fire extinguisher into the attic before firefighters arrived. Firefighters entered the house to find no smoke conditions on the second floor and the sound of fire burning in the attic, the release said.A hose line was stretched to the second floor. Firefighters pulled the ceiling and found an active fire in the attic in multiple locations, according to the release.Water was used to extinguish the fire and crews did a search to confirm all residents were ou