Residents of 6 apartments displaced after fire causes $50,000 in damage
A fire that caused $50,000 in damage to the Lakeshore Apartments in Ypsilanti Township Friday night displaced residents of six apartments, according to fire officials.
Ypsilanti Township Fire Department Lt. Fred Anstead said crews were sent at 9:55 p.m. Friday to the 2400 block of Lakeshore Boulevard for a report of a fire. Anstead said firefighters found smoke coming from the outside of the building when they arrived.
The blaze started because of a mechanical failure in an air conditioning unit, he said. The fire spread in the second and third floors in furnace closets.
Firefighters put out the blaze and eventually left the scene at 12:06 a.m. Saturday after removing the furnace units and knocking down any remaining embers, Anstead said.
Huron Valley Ambulance crews responded to the scene, but no one was injured.
Lakeshore Apartments management assisted the displaced residents in finding new residences, Anstead said. They were moved into different apartments in the complex.
Between the contents of the apartments and the building itself, approximately $50,000 in damage was done.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
poetreviewer
Sun, Sep 1, 2013 : 2:54 p.m.
I feel so badly for the renters. Slum landlords and landlords in general don't care much about the welfare of people. Much like in Ann Arbor, these landlords are held to no building safety standards. Restaurants need to be inspected for sanitary and safety reasons, why don't apartment buildings? Our city is largely responsible too for not inspecting all the rental buildings and holding them to the same standards of public buildings. Look at all the slum rental houses in Ann Arbor. They are asking for fires and accidents.
nickcarraweigh
Sat, Aug 31, 2013 : 4:59 p.m.
Six apartments and all their contents add up to $50,000? Where? Nicaragua?
jrigglem
Sat, Aug 31, 2013 : 5:51 p.m.
Nah, most residents at Lakeshore are college students. I had renters when I lived there for 25k and I'm pretty sure everything in the apartment totaled no where near that.