Family dog dies after pole barn fire
                    Posted:                         Feb 28, 2012  8:33 PM EDT                                                                | Updated: Nov  5, 2014  6:39 PM EDT                                                        
            BERTRAND TOWNSHIP, Ind. -- A family pet died after a pole barn fire that had Portage Road closed most of the day. 
The fire in Bertrand Township started around noon. 
A dog in the barn suffered too much smoke inhalation, and despite efforts to save her, she had to be taken to a vet to be put down. 
Family members think an electrical problem started the fire.
 
                        