The department said the fire was caused by a thermal-runaway reaction of a lithium-ion battery from an electric wheelchair. As the incident was contained, patients from affected rooms were able to be moved to other parts of the facility. However, smoke and water impacted multiple units, which caused a partial evacuation of the facility. In a Facebook post, the fire department said two fire sprinklers were activated, which limited the spread of the blaze. Both residents were transported by HVA to the University of Michigan Hospital for smoke inhalation and extremely elevated carbon monoxide levels. in the 2000 block of South Main Street.Įngine 1-6 rescued the residents from the apartment, which AAFD said had smoke banked down to the floor. The City of Ann Arbor Fire Department (AAFD) said crews responded to the overnight fire call at 12:18 a.m. (CBS DETROIT) - Two elderly residents were rescued from a burning apartment in Ann Arbor after an electric wheelchair sparked a blaze. “We really appreciate all the other surrounding departments here helping,” Kennedy said.ANN ARBOR, Mich. He said AAFD is thankful for the assistance the Department received from surrounding communities in responding to the fire. Kennedy said the origin and cause of the fire will be difficult to determine, but the department had a fire investigator on the scene as of Friday afternoon. two years ago where six firefighters were critically injured, so we backed out and went on the defensive.” Salaries, reviews, and more - all posted by employees working at City of Ann. “The vape shop has a lot of highly combustible material in it,” Kennedy said. See what employees say its like to work at City of Ann Arbor Fire Department. Kennedy said the fire department initially had to delay their investigation of the fire because the department was concerned about flammable materials, such as e-cigarette batteries, inside Vape City. “We’re tearing up the street to shut off the gas lines and then once the gas line shuts off we’re going to bring in an excavator and start tearing the building apart for hotspots.” “We’ve been here since 7 (a.m.) - the roof has collapsed and so that’s what we’re dealing with now,” Kennedy said. He said the fire department still does not know exactly where or how the fire started, though he said the extent of the damage would likely result in the entire property being demolished. Kennedy said there were no casualties or injuries to either civilians or first responders.
He told The Daily the fire was noticed by a passerby and no one was inside the building at the time the fire started. The building, which was completely destroyed by the blaze, housed two local businesses - Madras Masala Indian restaurant and Vape City smoke shop.ĪAFD chief Mike Kennedy was responding to the fire Friday afternoon. The fire occurred on commercial property a block from the University of Michigan’s Central Campus. Jeffrey Shafer, Ann Arbor Police Department sergeant, told The Michigan Daily, the department received the 911 call at 6:48 a.m., triggering an emergency response.
The Ann Arbor Fire Department (AAFD) responded to an early-morning fire on Maynard Street on Friday.
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UPDATE 1/24: The Ann Arbor Fire Department (AAFD) has determined the fire began in the kitchen ventilation system of Madras Masala, according to an AAFD Facebook post Monday morning.
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