Articles tagged: fires
with gallery: Pauline apartment fire: 'The whole building was fully involved'
Posted: Oct 13, 2012Ann Arbor Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard said the fire was raging through the building - one of three at 1500 Pauline on the city's west side - when firefighters arrived after 6 a.m. Read more »
Grass fire spreads across backyards of 6 homes
Posted: Jul 01, 2012Six backyards in an Ypsilanti Township neighborhood were affected by a grass fire Saturday afternoon. The blaze is an example of the reason Washtenaw County firefighters continue to caution about the dangers of outdoor fires ... Read more »
Weber's Inn evacuated after fire starts in storage room
Posted: Mar 11, 2012About 200 people — including a bridal party — were evacuated shortly before midnight Saturday as smoke spread from a fire in a storage room at Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Man receives minor burns after hay wagon fire spreads near Chelsea
Posted: Jul 15, 2011A man hauling hay Thursday night suffered burns when his wagon caught fire and eventually spread to nearly two acres of land in Lyndon Township, a Chelsea fire captain said. Capt. Augustine Syrovy said the ... Read more »
Residents put out trash can fire at Ann Arbor senior apartments
Posted: May 13, 2011Residents of Parkway Meadows on Ann Arbor's north side extinguished a trash can fire Friday morning, Ann Arbor Fire Department officials said. Read more »
Safety tips for fireplaces, space heaters and kerosene
Posted: Dec 10, 2010I am thinking about using a alternative heat source in the living room where my family gathers to add a little heat so we can keep the thermostat turned down in the evening, but is ... Read more »
Chimney fire damages bakery at Ypsilanti Food Co-op
Posted: Jun 23, 2010A fire that started in the chimney of a bread-baking oven damaged the bakery at the Ypsilanti Food Co-op early this morning. No one was injured, but the bakery at 308 River St. in Ypsilanti ... Read more »
Electrical explosion ignites brush fire in Pittsfield Township
Posted: May 29, 2010Pittsfield Township firefighters battled a brush fire along railroad tracks near Textile Road west of State Road Saturday evening. The fire broke out about 6:45 p.m. when some kind of electrical explosion along power lines ... Read more »
Several farm animals die in Lodi Township barn fire
Posted: May 26, 2010Several animals - possibly including lambs, baby chickens, pigs and goats - died in a barn fire in Lodi Township early this morning, Saline Area Fire Chief Craig Hoeft said. "The owner tried to open ... Read more »
Fire causes extensive damage to Ypsilanti Township home
Posted: May 10, 2010A house fire in Ypsilanti Township Sunday caused extensive damage to a home and destroyed the attached garage. Ypsilanti Township Fire Capt. Dave Webb said the residents were not at the home in the 7100 ... Read more »
Fire damages garage in Ann Arbor
Posted: May 03, 2010Ann Arbor firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze in a garage Sunday afternoon on the city's southeast side. Firefighters were called at 12:16 p.m. Sunday to the 3100 block of Rosedale Street near Packard and Platt ... Read more »
Fire damages Salem Township home; resident escapes
Posted: Apr 29, 2010A fire caused extensive damage to a Salem Township home Wednesday night, but a resident escaped with her dog before firefighters arrived. Salem Township Fire Chief Mark Hamilton said firefighters found heavy smoke throughout the ... Read more »
Plastic items in dishwasher cause of fire in north-side Ann Arbor home
Posted: Apr 26, 2010Plastic items overheated in a dishwasher and started a fire that caused extensive damage to a home on the north side of Ann Arbor early Friday morning, Ann Arbor Fire Marshal Kathy Chamberlain said. One ... Read more »
House fire injures 3 Ann Arbor firefighters; father, child jump from roof to safety
Posted: Apr 23, 2010A father and his 6-year-old daughter jumped to safety from the roof of a burning house in Ann Arbor early this morning, and three firefighters were injured fighting the blaze. The mother and a 3-year-old ... Read more »
Authorities say Ann Arbor car fires appear linked and date back several months
Posted: Apr 19, 2010Authorities have determined numerous car fires in Ann Arbor since the beginning of the year are linked and were intentionally set. Those fires include several this month.But investigators don't have evidence at this point tying ... Read more »
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