43-year-old man dies in Village Pointe Apartments fire
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DUNDEE, Mich - According to the Dundee police department, around 4:33 am on Sunday, Dundee Police officers and the Dundee township fire department were called to the Village Point Apartments for a fire.
When officers arrived, they say the second floor of the building was completely in flames.
At the time, first responders say they saw a man in a second-story window calling for help.
Police say residents encouraged the man to jump, but he could not do so because of the intense heat and fell back into the apartment.
One man dead, eight units severely damaged in Dundee fire
Dundee Twp. Fire Department along with Dundee Police Hunter Chirillo and Reserve
Officer Derek Cole were dispatched to Village Pointe Apartments at 4:33 Sunday morning in response to an apartment fire.
When the first responders arrived on scene a fully involved second floor fire had taken over one of the units. Officers identified a man calling for help from the second story window who was being encouraged to jump by other residents on scene. Due to the intense heat smoke and flames the man was unable to jump and fell back into the apartment.