The Huskins family lost their home, all their belongings, and their four dogs in a house fire Tuesday near Highway 275 between Glenwood and Tabor.
The family of six — Amanda, John, Brody, Blane, Brevan, and Benny — were returning from football practice when they saw the fire and called rescue services.
The Lewis Township Fire Department, the Glenwood Fire and Rescue Department, Malvern Volunteer Fire Department, Silver City Volunteer Fire Department and the Tabor Volunteer Fire Department worked to put out the blaze.
“We were paged to assist the Tabor Volunteer Fire Department. Flames were shooting out of the roof and the windows, it was pretty much fully engulfed when we arrived there,” said Matt Gray, fire chief of the Glenwood Fire Department.
Two of the dogs had been rescued from the building, but died of smoke inhalation.