George and Susan Standish's dog doesn't bark unless it's necessary.
On Tuesday morning, with the Standishes' Marengo barn ablaze and the nearby sky glowing red, the dog woke the Marengo couple at 5:30 a.m. to a demolished barn. "She’s a good dog – she only barks when she has to," Susan said. "I woke up and looked out the bedroom window, and I thought, 'I’m dreaming.' "
Someone was pounding on the door. A passerby had called 911.
Marengo firefighters responded about 5:45 a.m. to the Standishes' farm on Dunham Road and Route 176 in Seneca Township for a reported structure fire, Marengo Fire Chief Robert Bradbury said.