Resident saw flames shooting from windows of Jackson County house destroyed in fire
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
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LEONI TWP., MI – A two-story home was destroyed in a fire Friday evening.
A homeowner was outside in her backyard when she smelled smoke around 5 p.m., March 12. She went to the front of her house and saw flames shooting out her picture window in the 600 block of Napoleon Road, Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety Director Mike Jester said.
The first firefighters on scene found flames and heavy smoke coming from the first and second floor, Jester said.
The homeowner lived alone and no one else was inside the house at the time of the fire, Jester said. The house is a complete loss.
Fire displaces residents from Jackson County house
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 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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BLACKMAN TWP., MI – A house fire displaced residents Wednesday afternoon in Blackman Township.
Firefighters found smoke and flames coming out the rear of the house and attached garage when they arrived around 3:11 p.m., March 10, in the 1000 block of Cranbrook Drive, Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety Director Mike Jester said.
The cause and origin of the fire are still under investigation, Jester said.
The residents were displaced and the Red Cross is helping them.
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March 9, 2021
A Chelsea High School senior was killed over the weekend while running along I-94.
18-year-old Shaun Happy of Chelsea was struck and killed by a Jeep on I-94 at around 7:15pm Saturday near Sargent Road in Leoni Township. Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety Director Mike Jester told MLive.com the driver of the Jeep, a 37-year-old Rochester Hills man, was not injured. He said itâs not clear why Happy was on the freeway but that the crash remains under investigation by the departmentâs reconstruction team and police are awaiting the results of the toxicology report.
Meanwhile, the Chelsea School District sent out a message to parents and stakeholders. A moment of silence was held on Monday for Happy, who was a senior at Chelsea High School. A crisis team and counseling is available for students.