Nick King photos

Southern Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters Mike Bauer, right, and Shawn Garrison work yesterday to put out smoldering areas of a fire that destroyed a shed behind a home at 31 First St. in Hartsburg after lightning struck a nearby tree.

Izzy

Four firetrucks and about 15 firefighters were dispatched at about 7:25 p.m. and extinguished the fire, which was threatening owner Juanita Bennett’s home and the Hartsburg Inn bed-and-breakfast next door.

Inn owner Catherine Sherrer called 911 after her dog, Izzy, right, alerted her to the fire by growling. “The dog saved the day,” Sherrer said. “She smelled the smoke.”

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