Residents displaced after Ypsilanti Township apartment complex fire
The residents of two apartments at the Aspen Chase complex in Ypsilanti Township were displaced by a fire Sunday night, officials said.
Ypsilanti Township fire Lt. Keith Harr said crews were called to the complex located in the 2600 block of International Drive at 5:17 p.m. Sunday for a small fire that broke out on a third-floor balcony.
The fire spread into the third-floor apartment, but never fully engulfed the residence. Harr said it was mostly smoke. The incident affected the apartment below, as well.
Firefighters had to cut open the walls and extinguish hot spots, Harr said. The scene was cleared in about three hours.
Three residents total were displaced. The Red Cross assisted them with food and clothing, the agency said in release.
Harr said the incident is still under investigation, but that cigarette smoking may be to blame.
No one was injured.
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