LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A fireplace in Okemos has broken a number of flats and prompted a close-by street to be closed.
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6 Information obtained experiences of a hearth at 1643 Minoka Path shortly after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon.
In accordance with Merdian Township Visitors Alerts, Dobie Rd. was closed as a result of hearth.
A 6 Information reporter on the scene says that a number of flats have been broken. One of many flats has a gap within the roof the place the fireplace broke by means of.
Officers from the Meridian Township Division are going door-to-door and inspiring different residents to evacuate.
The Meridian Township Fireplace Division, Lansing Fireplace Division, East Lansing Fireplace Division, and Ingham County Emergency Administration are all on the scene.
A 6 Information reporter spoke with a resident of the house the place the fireplace began. They are saying they have been transferring into the house right this moment when the wall behind their range caught hearth.
The residents say that the range was not in use when the fireplace started.
A 6 Information reporter says {that a} first responder was taken out of the house on a stretcher. Their situation is presently unknown.
