Keeping an open dialogue | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Journal
miningjournal.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miningjournal.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bomb scare in downtown Marquette
wnmufm.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wnmufm.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
rspitza@miningjournal.net
MARQUETTE One person was hospitalized after a structure fire in the city of Marquette Tuesday night.
The Marquette City Fire Department was dispatched to 326 Summit St. around 6:46 p.m. due to reports of a structure fire at the address. Upon arrival at 6:51 p.m., firefighters encountered fire and smoke coming from a detached garage.
Crews had the fire under control within 20 minutes, and the scene was cleared at approximately 8:05 p.m., officials said.
One of the residents at the address, identified as Jacob Thompson, 24, of Marquette, was “severely injured” in the fire, according to a news release from the Marquette Police Department. Thompson was transported to UP Health System – Marquette for treatment of burns to his face, chest and neck areas and was later transported to University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.