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House fire displaces one in Ypsilanti Township
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
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YPSILANTI TWP., MI - A Sunday morning house fire in Ypsilanti Townsip displaced one man, officials said.
Firefighters responded to the fire at 9:43 a.m., Feb. 21 in the 1000 block of Desoto Avenue in the West Willow neighborhood of the township, said the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department.
The man who lived in the home was not present at the time of the incident, officials said, so nobody suffered any injuries. The American Red Cross is finding temporary lodging for the homeowner, officials said.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy smoke and put out the fire within 10 minutes, officials said. The home is not a total loss, but it sustained about $75,000 of damage, officials said.
200 seniors displaced as crews repair apartment complex damaged by fire
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
YPSILANTI TWP., MI – Two hundred Ypsilanti Township seniors were displaced from their apartments Monday afternoon when fire broke out in one unit.
Fire crews were called to National Church Residences Clark East Tower Senior Apartments, 1550 E. Clark Road, at 12:18 p.m. Feb. 15, for a reported fire in an apartment on the sixth floor of the seven-story building, according to the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department.
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, restricting it to the apartment of origin and preventing it from spreading, officials said.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remians under investigation, officials said.