MINNEAPOLIS — The owners of the Thirsty Whale Bakery in north Minneapolis say they have lost their home to a house fire.
Kyle and Megan Baker posted on the bakery's Facebook page on Friday that the shop would be closed the rest of the day due to the fire.
They later added that one of their dogs was killed.
"We are absolutely heartbroken to tell you that we lost one of our dogs, Zita, in the fire," they wrote. "She was absolutely loved and our family will never be the same without her. Coming home to her after working at the shop was the best part of our day."
They posted that the Minneapolis Fire Department was able to save their other puppy and two cats. According to a GoFundMe page set up on the Bakers' behalf, they were at the bakery early Friday morning when they got the call about the fire. The page says that the house and all their belongings are a total loss.
The Bakers reopened the store Saturday morning. Sunday marked the one year anniversary of their grand opening.
The Facebook post has garnered more than 200 comments of support, and the GoFundMe page has raised more than $4,600 as of Friday afternoon.
The Bakers won the National Cake Decorating Championships in 2017. This is not the first challenge they've faced since then, as a break-in pushed back the opening of their bakery in 2018.
Kyle and Megan just got married in January.
