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Minnesota News
MPR News Staff

Chisago County Sheriff's Office K-9 dies in house fire

A sheriff's office K-9 dog lays in the snow
The Chisago County Sheriff's Office said one of its K-9 dogs, Kyro, died in a fire at the home of his handler on Monday.
Courtesy Chisago County Sheriff's Office

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Three dogs, including a sheriff’s office K-9, died in a house fire Monday in Chisago County.

The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office said the fire was reported Monday afternoon at the home of Deputy Nate Fisher and his family in Nessel Township, west of Rush City.

First responders found the home engulfed in flames. The family was not home at the time, but three dogs — including sheriff’s office K-9 Kyro, Fisher’s partner — were in the home and perished in the fire.

The cause of the fire, which destroyed the home, was not immediately released.

Chisago County deputies and representatives of other agencies escorted Kyro to an animal hospital in the Twin Cities, where the K-9 “will be prepared for a proper goodbye with details to follow,” the sheriff's office said in a news release.

“We are forever grateful for K9 Deputy Kyro’s service and he will not be forgotten,” the sheriff’s office said.

The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office Foundation set up an online fundraiser for the Fisher family, which had raised more than $68,000 as of mid-morning Tuesday.