KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – It’s not known yet what caused a residential structure fire on Tuesday morning at 504 Iyopawa Road but Lakeland Fire Chief Dave Smith speculated it might have been caused by lightning from a thunderstorm that went through Branch County earlier in the morning.
The fire was reported at about 8:05 a.m. and it forced the road to be shut down in both directions while fire crews were at the scene.
Smith says the occupants managed to get out safely and that the damage was limited to outside of the structure.
He adds the home’s occupants and some neighbors tried to put out the flames with a garden hose before firefighters arrived.
The Lakeland Fire Department was initially called in. Mutual aid was requested from the Fremont, Indiana Fire Department but they were later cancelled as the flames were knocked down quickly.
Life Care Ambulance was also dispatched but no injuries were reported.
The fire was called out at 8:44 a.m. and the last of the crews cleared the scene at about 9:35 a.m..
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