(KINGSFORD, MI.)–A fire destroyed a home in Breitung on Sunday afternoon. The call to the Kingsford Public Safety Department came at 5:20pm in the 200 block of Hemlock Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a fully involved structure in a detached garage. The home was heavily damaged and a neighboring home sustained minimal damage. One Kingsford Public Safety Officer was transported by ambulance to the Dickinson Memorial Hospital suffering smoke inhalation and exhaustion. Several units assisted at the scene including Iron Mountain Fire Department, Iron Mountain Police, Michigan State Police from the Iron Mountain Post, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department deputies, Beacon Ambulance, representatives of the Red Cross, Kingsford Public Safety Department crew members and representatives of WE Energies and DTE Energy.
(Aaron Harper,WJNR,WOBE,WHTO)
aaronharper22@gmail.com