Three dogs died in a house fire in Linn County on Sunday afternoon.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says deputies, along with Linn County Sheriff’s Rescue, Walker Fire, Center Point Fire, Troy Mills Fire, Monroe Fire, Urbana Fire and Center Point Ambulance responded to a structure fire at 500 Park Street in Walker around 3:30 pm.
Emergency personnel arrived on scene to discover a two-story house with flames and smoke showing. Firefighters worked quickly to bring the blaze under control, but the structure was severely damaged.
The residents, Emily Dake and Dylan Prohaska, were not home at the time of the fire. Three dogs perished in the incident.
The Sheriff’s Office says the cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
photo courtesy of Linn County Sheriff’s Office
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