House Fire Extinguished - No One Injured

Kalamazoo, MI:  On Thursday, February 21, 2008, at approximately 4:15 a.m., a citizen driving past a residence in the 3000 block of Emerald saw flames coming from the home and called Kalamazoo Public Safety to report the fire.  Responding public safety officers encountered a basement fire at 3029 Emerald; the fire was spreading to the first floor of the home.

The fire was brought under control within 20 minutes.  The residents were not home at the time of the fire and no firefighters were injured.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal. 

The citizen’s report was instrumental in quickly alerting Kalamazoo Public Safety to this fire, thus preventing further damage to the home.