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Spike O'Dell house fire

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Spike goes out of town, and his house burns down. How awful.

Fire guts radio personality's house

A fire this morning destroyed the west suburban home of WGN-AM 720 radio personality Spike O'Dell, authorities reported.

The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at O'Dell's home in Aurora, according to Fire Marshal Jack Smith.

Flames had engulfed the residence by the time firefighters arrived, Smith said. No one was home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.
 
Let's all say a prayer for Spike and his family.
That's absolutely horrible.

Any word on his dog? I hope the lil' guy's okay.


> Spike goes out of town, and his house burns down. How
> awful.
>
> Fire guts radio personality's house
>
> A fire this morning destroyed the west suburban home of
> WGN-AM 720 radio personality Spike O'Dell, authorities
> reported.
>
> The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at O'Dell's home in Aurora,
> according to Fire Marshal Jack Smith.
>
> Flames had engulfed the residence by the time firefighters
> arrived, Smith said. No one was home at the time of the
> fire, and no injuries were reported.
>
 
The fire comissioner said that they think that the dog was in the house and is gone. I find it hard to believe they would leave the dog in the house for days. I would assume it is at a kennel or at a family members. We'll see.


> Let's all say a prayer for Spike and his family.
> That's absolutely horrible.
>
> Any word on his dog? I hope the lil' guy's okay.
>
>
> > Spike goes out of town, and his house burns down. How
> > awful.
> >
> > Fire guts radio personality's house
> >
> > A fire this morning destroyed the west suburban home of
> > WGN-AM 720 radio personality Spike O'Dell, authorities
> > reported.
> >
> > The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at O'Dell's home in
> Aurora,
> > according to Fire Marshal Jack Smith.
> >
> > Flames had engulfed the residence by the time firefighters
>
> > arrived, Smith said. No one was home at the time of the
> > fire, and no injuries were reported.
> >
>
 
> Any word on his dog? I hope the lil' guy's okay.

NBC 5 reported that he unfortunately didn't make it.

Aurora Fire Chief Jack Smith said no one was inside the home at the time of the fire, but O'Dell's dog, Otis, who he spoke about on his radio show often, did not survive.

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.nbc5.com/news/4644845/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news#>http://www.nbc5.com/news/4644845/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news#</a>

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> The fire comissioner said that they think that the dog was
> in the house and is gone. I find it hard to believe they
> would leave the dog in the house for days. I would assume it
> is at a kennel or at a family members. We'll see.
>

There are services out there that will come to your house and let the dog out, take it for a walk, feed it and give it water for as long as you are gone, that way they are at home and are more comfortable than a kennel. My dad has 2 Akita's and he has this done for his dogs, and I know someone who does it for a living...yes a living! They make great money at it.
 
> PLEASE!!!
>
> It's called a neighbor, first. He probably had a neighbor
> taking care of his dog (they aren't all psychos like you
> think).
>
> Also, the man makes 6-figures!!!! Enough with this donation
> crap! I know you feel bad for him, but my dad lives 4-5
> doors down from him. Trust me, he has money and is insured.
> If you want to do something useful with your money, put it
> towards your mayor not hiring the Mob to do constructon jobs
> and trying to make the city "dry" again so his Mob buddies
> can profit from the sale of illegal booze.
>
> Is it me, or does this sound like the 1930's again?
>
> Hey, Ritchie! When will the dead people vote for you?
> --Dad--
>
>
> > > The fire comissioner said that they think that the dog
> was
> >
> > > in the house and is gone. I find it hard to believe they
>
> > > would leave the dog in the house for days. I would
> assume
> > it
> > > is at a kennel or at a family members. We'll see.
> > >
> >
> > There are services out there that will come to your house
> > and let the dog out, take it for a walk, feed it and give
> it
> > water for as long as you are gone, that way they are at
> home
> > and are more comfortable than a kennel. My dad has 2
> Akita's
> > and he has this done for his dogs, and I know someone who
> > does it for a living...yes a living! They make great money
>
> > at it.
> >
>

I'm sorry, but my neighbors don't watch my dog when I'm gone. We also use a pet service that comes to your home a couple times a day to feed, walk, play with your dog, cat, rabbits, or what have you. Why is that so hard to believe "dad"? Step outside your box.
 
From the news story, there was a caretaker. He or she probably took care of the dog, maybe even used the gas grill?


> > PLEASE!!!
> >
> > It's called a neighbor, first. He probably had a neighbor
> > taking care of his dog (they aren't all psychos like you
> > think).
> >
> > Also, the man makes 6-figures!!!! Enough with this
> donation
> > crap! I know you feel bad for him, but my dad lives 4-5
> > doors down from him. Trust me, he has money and is
> insured.
> > If you want to do something useful with your money, put it
>
> > towards your mayor not hiring the Mob to do constructon
> jobs
> > and trying to make the city "dry" again so his Mob buddies
>
> > can profit from the sale of illegal booze.
> >
> > Is it me, or does this sound like the 1930's again?
> >
> > Hey, Ritchie! When will the dead people vote for you?
> > --Dad--
> >
> >
> > > > The fire comissioner said that they think that the dog
>
> > was
> > >
> > > > in the house and is gone. I find it hard to believe
> they
> >
> > > > would leave the dog in the house for days. I would
> > assume
> > > it
> > > > is at a kennel or at a family members. We'll see.
> > > >
> > >
> > > There are services out there that will come to your
> house
> > > and let the dog out, take it for a walk, feed it and
> give
> > it
> > > water for as long as you are gone, that way they are at
> > home
> > > and are more comfortable than a kennel. My dad has 2
> > Akita's
> > > and he has this done for his dogs, and I know someone
> who
> > > does it for a living...yes a living! They make great
> money
> >
> > > at it.
> > >
> >
>
> I'm sorry, but my neighbors don't watch my dog when I'm
> gone. We also use a pet service that comes to your home a
> couple times a day to feed, walk, play with your dog, cat,
> rabbits, or what have you. Why is that so hard to believe
> "dad"? Step outside your box.
>
 
> The fire comissioner said that they think that the dog was
> in the house and is gone. I find it hard to believe they
> would leave the dog in the house for days. I would assume it
> is at a kennel or at a family members. We'll see.
>
>
One story I read said that he had a house-sitter, but was working at night at a club when the fire broke out, so I believe the dog was at the house.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by am_listener on 06/24/05 07:51 PM.</FONT></P>
 
The question I have, is why is he in Aurora? I am sure he makes a lot of money - does that mean he has a modest home?



> From the news story, there was a caretaker. He or she
> probably took care of the dog, maybe even used the gas
> grill?
>
>
> > > PLEASE!!!
> > >
> > > It's called a neighbor, first. He probably had a
> neighbor
> > > taking care of his dog (they aren't all psychos like you
>
> > > think).
> > >
> > > Also, the man makes 6-figures!!!! Enough with this
> > donation
> > > crap! I know you feel bad for him, but my dad lives 4-5
> > > doors down from him. Trust me, he has money and is
> > insured.
> > > If you want to do something useful with your money, put
> it
> >
> > > towards your mayor not hiring the Mob to do constructon
> > jobs
> > > and trying to make the city "dry" again so his Mob
> buddies
> >
> > > can profit from the sale of illegal booze.
> > >
> > > Is it me, or does this sound like the 1930's again?
> > >
> > > Hey, Ritchie! When will the dead people vote for you?
> > > --Dad--
> > >
> > >
> > > > > The fire comissioner said that they think that the
> dog
> >
> > > was
> > > >
> > > > > in the house and is gone. I find it hard to believe
> > they
> > >
> > > > > would leave the dog in the house for days. I would
> > > assume
> > > > it
> > > > > is at a kennel or at a family members. We'll see.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > There are services out there that will come to your
> > house
> > > > and let the dog out, take it for a walk, feed it and
> > give
> > > it
> > > > water for as long as you are gone, that way they are
> at
> > > home
> > > > and are more comfortable than a kennel. My dad has 2
> > > Akita's
> > > > and he has this done for his dogs, and I know someone
> > who
> > > > does it for a living...yes a living! They make great
> > money
> > >
> > > > at it.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > I'm sorry, but my neighbors don't watch my dog when I'm
> > gone. We also use a pet service that comes to your home a
> > couple times a day to feed, walk, play with your dog, cat,
>
> > rabbits, or what have you. Why is that so hard to believe
> > "dad"? Step outside your box.
> >
>
 
> The question I have, is why is he in Aurora? I am sure he
> makes a lot of money - does that mean he has a modest home?

The house was on the eastern edge of Aurora (essentially Naperville) in the Stonebridge subdivision, which I have driven through many times. Stonebridge is full of large homes that presumably belong to affluent people. None of the homes are mansions, but they are not modest. A quick glance at Realtor.com shows several listings for Stonebridge homes going for $500K to $1 million.
 
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