Sunday morning Batavia Township house fire causes $40,000 in damages

BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A kerosene heater is believed to have caused a Sunday morning fire at a home at 315 West Chicago in Batavia Township.

Bronson Fire Chief Scott Wilber says his department was notified by Branch County Central Dispatch of the fire just before 200 a.m..He reports crews arrived to find fire in the living and dining rooms of the one-story house.

The lone occupant was able to escape before the fire department’s arrival.

Damages are estimated at $30,000 to the structure, and $10,000 to the contents. No injuries were reported.

Bronson firefighters were on the scene for nearly two and a half hours.