SOUTH HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — There were two house fires near South Haven on Wednesday and a fire at a retirement community near Grand Rapids, firefighters say.
The first happened around 1:50 p.m. on 72nd Street near 14th Avenue in South Haven Township. When firefighters arrived on scene, an attached garage was fully engulfed in flames, South Haven Area Emergency Services said in a release. It said damage to the home was limited.
No one was hurt.
The second fire happened around 5:50 p.m. at a home on 63rd Street near Baseline Road in Casco Township.
“Firefighters were faced with treacherous ice-covered roads and a short water supply which had to be shuttled from the nearby Gingerman Raceway,” SHAES said.
A person inside the home was treated for smoke inhalation on scene, firefighters say.
A third fire happened around 6:55 p.m. at an apartment in Porter Hills Retirement Community, located off of Fulton Street near I-96 in Grand Rapids Township, according to Kent County dispatch.
The resident of that apartment and two Porter Hills employees suffered minor injuries, authorities say.
The fire was quickly put out and caused minor damage.
The cause of all three fires remain under investigation.
They all came during a busy day for first responders due to the ice storm.
— News 8’s Joe LaFurgey contributed to this report.