WINONA, Minn. – Firefighters retrieved the body of a 33-year-old man and his pet dog from a smoke-filled upstairs living unit on the East End. Police called the death suspicious. Police arrived at the duplex, in the 550 block of East Third Street, about 4:15 a.m. They saw smoke billowing from the second floor. The front door was barricaded. They busted through, then found the interior stairs blocked by piles of furniture and small appliances, including a countertop refrigerator. Firefighters arrived and climbed a ladder to a window and carried out the man and his pet dog. Both were beyond resuscitation. Police delayed releasing the man’s name until they have a better idea of the circumstances. Apparently he lived alone.
Solemn moments. After realizing there had been a fatality, a man and also his pet dog, in an upstairs fure in a rental unit on the East End. Image: Winona Fire Department