By: Matt Scher, [email protected]
Burt, IA – One man is dead along with a family dog with a woman injured in a Thursday night house fire in Burt.
According to a press release by the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, it was at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thursday night that the Kossuth County Law Enforcement Center received a 911 call of a house fire at the home of 79-year-old Marvin Tripp and 58-year-old Donna Tripp at 403 5th St. in Burt. The Burt Fire Department and EMS were paged to the home and a mutual aid request was paged out for area departments to respond due to the home being fully engulfed and still occupied.
When crews arrived on scene, Donna Tripp had made it outside and informed fire crews that her husband Marvin and their family dog were still trapped inside. Firemen from the involved departments made heroic efforts to remove Marvin Tripp from the burning structure where he was then transported to the Kossuth Regional Health Center by EMS. Marvin Tripp was later pronounced dead. Donna Tripp was also taken to the Kossuth Regional Health Center and later transported to Mercy Hospital in Mason City. The home was a total loss due to the fire.
Marvin and the family black lab passed away due to injuries suffered in the fire. Donna Tripp is currently at Mercy in Mason City where her condition is unknown at the time of this press release.
Assisting on scene were Burt Fire and EMS, Bancroft Fire and EMS, Titonka Fire and EMS, Lone Rock Fire and EMS, Algona Fire and EMS, Kossuth County Emergency Management and the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office. The State Fire Marshall’s Office has an investigation into the cause of the fire, which is undetermined at this time.
The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office is asking area residents to keep the Tripp family in their prayers during this difficult time and to be thankful for the brave men and women of the local Fire, EMS, Healthcare Providers and Law Enforcement agencies.