(Guthrie Center, IA) – Authorities in Guthrie County reports one person and a dog died during a shed fire early Saturday morning in rural Guthrie County. Guthrie Center Fire Chief Cory Campbell said in a news release, the Guthrie Center Fire Department and Panora EMS were paged to a secondary structure fire at 2094 Hickory Avenue, at around 5:17-a.m., Saturday.

Upon arrival, crews found a shed fully engulfed in flames. The flames were threatening a nearby residence. The occupants of the home were alerted and safely evacuated. Firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading to the residence, and extinguished the blaze. Upon putting out the fire, responders located a deceased victim and canine within the structure. The scene was then turned over to the State Fire Marshal’s Office and Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office.

The name of the victim was not immediately released.

Aside from those previously mentioned, agencies responding to the incident included: The Coon Rapids and Bayard Fire Departments, and the Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency. In a social media post, Chief Campbell said “The Guthrie Center Fire Department would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to the families impacted by this tragic incident.”