Fire damages Petersburg home, kills pets

A fire damaged a Petersburg home on South 2nd St. on the afternoon of January 27. No one was home at the time of the fire, except for two dogs, Daisy and Marz, who died in the fire.

Volunteer Fire Department spokesperson Dave Berg said the house was tightly sealed, which deprived the fire of oxygen, and slowed the fire. He said it was clear that the fire had actually died down by the time first responders arrived.

"When I pulled up on the place, it was heavy smoke coming from the eaves and openings from the house, although it was pretty tight, all the windows were blackened," he said. "The fir...