Fire

A total of 25 public safety officers with 4 different fire apparatus battled the fire for approximately 4 hours. Heavy equipment also had to be brought in to access hot spots within the remains of the building.

The blaze happened at a wind farm in the Thumb region Monday afternoon

A Kalamazoo family is displaced after a Friday evening fire caused severe damage to their two story home. The family's cat and two dogs perished in the blaze along with other irreplaceable items.

A fire on the rooftop of Food Dance restaurant in downtown Kalamazoo has the business closed for at least a day.

The Village Inn Apartments has had its entire complex condemned, after inspection by the Battle Creek Fire Marshal and the City’s Building Inspector. Whether or not the buildings will be demolished remains to be seen.

The fire reportedly started around 10:30pm Sunday. Authorities believe that everyone inside was able to get out, though at least seven residents had to be treated for smoke inhalation and one firefighter suffered from overexertion.

The blaze started at 7am Sunday at the home in the 800 block of Lake St, where fireworks began exploding on the front porch. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that they had to take a defensive strategy and that they couldn’t enter the residence due to the flames

Black smoke seen for miles from this Downtown Kalamazoo fire. Click through the pictures below.

Vigils were held Saturday and Sunday night, with over 100 people turning out in honor of the teens. They were killed after their car hit a tree Saturday morning.

Another abandoned home caught fire Wednesday morning in Battle Creek.
The blaze was reported around 1am Wednesday, at an abandoned home in the 100 block of Caine St. When the Battle Creek Fire Department arrived on the scene, the fire was already in full swing, with heavy smoke and flames s…