A Cape Girardeau firefighter breaks a second-floor window during a house fire Monday evening at 321 S. Middle St. in Cape Girardeau. No one was injured, but a dog died during the blaze. A family of seven was displaced; the Red Cross made arrangements to find them overnight lodging. The fire began in the home’s second story but was not regarded as suspicious.
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