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Firefighters investigate a fire at this home in the 6200 block of English Avenue Ne in Plainfield Township. (Nov. 30, 2012)

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Updated: Friday, 30 Nov 2012, 6:29 AM EST
Published : Friday, 30 Nov 2012, 6:29 AM EST

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A man and his toddler daughter escaped a fire inside their Kent County home early Friday morning.

The man heard the fire around 12:20 a.m. just before smoke detectors sounded inside the residence in the 6200 block of English Avenue in Plainfield Township.

The fire sparked in the chimney in the attic and spread, officials at the scene told 24 Hour News 8.