Cause of fire that destroyed Jackson County home still undetermined, officials say
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Blackman Township Public Safety s new fire trucks in Jackson, Michigan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Claire Abendroth | Mlive.com) MLive Media GroupMLive Media Group
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI A Leoni Township couple’s home was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon, officials said.
Firefighters were dispatched to the 6500 block of Welch Lake Road in Leoni Township at about 1:31 p.m. May 10, for a structure fire, according to the Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety.
“(The fire) was called in by a neighbor, who smelled smoke, who then checked and found flames coming from the front of the residence,” Director Mike Jester said.
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All 146 migrant children who were housed at an Erie dormitory since April 13 have been either transferred to other facilities or reunited with sponsors in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
On Saturday, 113 children at the Pennsylvania International Academy dormitory in Summit Township were transported out of the facility. On Sunday, 31 children were transported out. Two children were transported out earlier last week.
In a statement Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the children would be transferred to facilities licensed by the department s Office of Refugee Resettlement where beds are available.
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