COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – An overloaded electrical circuit is being listed as the probable cause of a Saturday morning structure fire in Coldwater Township.
The Coldwater Fire Department was initially dispatched to 578 White Drive at about 7:20 a.m. along with automatic aid from the Quincy Fire Department.
Coldwater firefighters arrived to find heavy fire coming from the detached garage with exposures on the north and east sides. They quickly confirmed that no one was in the involved structures.
Off duty fire crews responded along with the Lakeland Fire Department. The fire was under control after about an hour and fire crews remained on scene until 1027 a.m.
Fire Marshal Steve Trall said the building suffered significant damage throughout and is considered a total loss. There was one vehicle also destroyed from the fire that was parked in the driveway of the home.
Also assisting on scene were Lifecare Ambulance and Consumers Energy.
The estimated total loss of the fire is $225,000. No injuries were reported.
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