RESIDENTS ESCAPE
APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE IN HARRISON TOWNSHIP, NEAR DETROIT, MICHIGAN. FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN.
Fire officials say kitchen grease fire appears to be
cause; 1 person being treated for burns
HARRISON TWP., Mich. -
Several people were rescued early Monday morning from an
apartment building fire in Harrison Township.
The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at the Brittany Park
Apartments, which are off I-94 and Shook Road.
Fire officials and deputies on the scene said a kitchen
grease fire in a second-floor apartment appears to be the cause.
The 24-year-old resident in the apartment where the fire
started is being treated for second-degree burns.
Three others were treated for smoke inhalation, but
every one else was able to get out of the building safely.
The fire spread quickly and fire crews from Harrison
Township, Roseville and Clinton Township were called in to put it out.
The Red Cross is helping those affected by the fire.