Friday, January 23, 2015

THE HOUSE STRUCTURE AND TWO CARS PARKED IN FRONT WERE DESTROYED IN A FIRE IN BATH TOWNSHIP, OHIO



THE HOUSE STRUCTURE AND TWO CARS PARKED IN FRONT WERE DESTROYED IN A FIRE IN BATH TOWNSHIP, OHIO







January 24, 2015

BATH TWP., OHIO- No one was injured in a house fire Friday morning in the 16000 block of Austin Way in Bath Township, fire officials said.

The fire broke out around 6:40 a.m. in the quadroplex, or two attached duplexes, said Kevin Douglas, a Bath Township firefighter and EMT.

There were an unknown number of residents home but everyone escaped safely, Douglas said. He said half of the structure and two cars parked in front were destroyed.
Cause of the fire and where it began were unclear, he added.

"We are trying to work out that now," Douglas said at the scene.
Lucia Weise, who lives across the street, awoke to what she said sounded like a "thud."
"It was the car, the tires blowing, sending sparks into the air," Weise said, with her son, Alex, 2, at her side. "We were wondering why we were hearing sounds."

Weise said she and her neighbors aren't used to such commotion in the otherwise tranquil, somewhat secluded subdivision. "It's really good for kids because you can just walk outside and everyone's friendly," she said.

The Meridian, Bath and DeWitt townships fire departments, East Lansing and Laingsburg fire departments and Bath Township police responded to the scene. The American Red Cross provided assistance.