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A fire at ClearView Apartments in Holland Township (Courtesy Dan Millisor via ReportIt - Oct. 10, 2012)

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Firefighters still on the scene after a fire is knocked down at ClearView Apartments in Holland Township (Oct. 10, 2012)

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No charges in squirrel-torched apt fire

Dozens displaced, none hurt in Wednesday blaze

Updated: Thursday, 11 Oct 2012, 5:53 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 11 Oct 2012, 5:53 PM EDT

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A man who started a building fire Wednesday while trying to burn the fur off of a squirrel was perhaps ill-advised, but he will not be charged with a crime.

The third-floor resident was on his deck preparing a squirrel to eat by using a propane torch to burn off its fur.

The flames get out of control, which caused a blazed that destroyed a building at the Holland Township ClearView Apartments complex.

Ottawa County investigators say the man did not do anything criminal.

No one was hurt in the fire and the more than two dozen displaced residents are being helped by the Red Cross.

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