Fire at Newport Woods injures man, displaces a dozen residents
Michigan State Police are investigating an apartment fire in the Newport Woods subdivision in Newport early Monday morning that took four fire area departments to put out and resulted in a male resident suffering burns to his hand and a dozen other residents being evacuated.
At approximately 12:39 a.m. Monday, troopers from the State Police at the Monroe Post were dispatched to an address on Canterberry Lane in the heavily wooded subdivision off Newport Rd. for an apartment fire. Callers reported flames from the exterior of the building, police said in a press release. Upon arrival, troopers worked to evacuate the building.