FIRE DESTROYED A HOME IN RURAL MONTROSE EARLY YESTERDAY(SUN) MORNING.
THE OWNER WAS NOT THERE AT THE TIME, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THE RED CROSS PROVIDED FOOD, CLOTHING AND OTHER NECESSITIES TO THREE ADULTS AND A CHILD AFTER THE BLAZE. THE ONE-STORY HOUSE AT 31-18 212TH AVENUE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHEN DES MOINES TOWNSHIP AND MONTROSE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED. THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IN A SHORT TIME LATER FOR EXTRA WATER, BUT THE HOME WAS DESCRIBED AS A TOTAL LOSS, WITH JUST THREE OF ITS WALLS STILL STANDING.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE WILL HEAD UP AN INVESTIGATION TO TRY AND FIND THE CAUSE.
