KALKASKA TOWNSHIP, MI – Two people were killed when they ran back into their burning home to save their pets in Northern Michigan.

The Kalkaska County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fire, which occurred at 12:27 a.m. on Thursday on Mitchell Road in Kalkaska Township.

Dispatch was initially told that both residents, Brian William Curry and Sheryl Renee Curry, both 56 of Kalkaska, had made it out of the home. However, when deputies arrived on scene, they learned they had re-entered the home to save their pets.

Deputies and fire personnel on scene attempted to enter the home and rescue the Currys, but they were called off due to dangerous conditions.

Both Brian and Sheryl Curry were later found dead in the house. The investigation is ongoing.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police, Kalkaska Township Fire Department, Coldsprings-Excelsior Fire Department, Boardman Township Fire Department, Clearwater Township Fire Department, Garfield Township Fire Department, Kalkaska EMS and Frederick EMS.