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Battle Creek house fire does $75,000+ damage

Battle Creek fire department 03022024
Posted at 1:48 PM, Mar 02, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-02 14:00:06-05

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — There were no injuries in a residential fire in Battle Creek this week.

On Saturday afternoon, the City of Battle Creek reported that at 12:18 p.m. Wednesday the Battle Creek Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at 23 Hannah St. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found a single-family home with smoke coming out of both ends of the roof. They made entry, conducted a search for victims and quickly extinguished the flames.

No victims were found and there were no injuries.

Fire department officials estimated the property damage at $33,500 in the kitchen and living room and damage to the home's contents at $42,000.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal Division of the Battle Creek Fire Department.