Overview
- Residents evacuated from Hines Park Place Apartments in Plymouth Township, and crews rescued pets with everyone accounted for.
- The fire started in the back corner of one unit and pushed into a farther section of the building, according to the fire chief.
- About eight units sustained fire damage, with smoke affecting roughly 16 more in nearby buildings, and some people in smoke-hit units were expected to be allowed back later.
- Roughly 30 minutes after ignition, part of the roof collapsed as winds and a two-layer roof design let flames move between roof decks and slowed the attack.
- One firefighter fell through a roof, was checked by medics, and returned to duty, while Red Cross and Salvation Army teams helped displaced residents as investigators reviewed a possible electrical cause.