Fire put out in southeast Grand Rapids
Firefighters responded to a fire on Grand Rapids’ southeast side Tuesday night. Just after 9:30 p.m., the Grand Rapids Fire Department was called to a home on Kalamazoo Avenue SE between Prince Street SE and Watkins Street SE.
Grand Rapids Fire Department: 'Significant fires in 2025'
Last year, the fire department responded to 19 fires by early February. This year, it's only been 12, but the toll seems higher.
'Alternative heating units' cited as causes in 2 Grand Rapids fires Tuesday
The first call came in just before 6 p.m. on Veto St NW near Deloney Ave— a propane heater caught a garage on fire and the heat damaged the neighbor's house. According to their release, a man living there had walked inside for a moment while working on their truck and, hearing a 'boom' ran back out to find a ball of fire.
Grand Rapids firefighters tackle two blazes sparked by alternative heating sources
The Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to two separate fires caused by alternative heating solutions Tuesday night.
Alternative heating units spark 2 Grand Rapids fires
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Authorities say alternative heating units caused two fires in Grand Rapids on Tuesday.
GR fire marshal: Propane heating units spark 2 fires
Fire officials say portable propane units caused two separate fires in Grand Rapids on Tuesday. (Feb. 5, 2025)
MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/Kalamazoo on MSN2d
Portable heaters blamed for ‘ball of fire,’ in garage, billowing smoke in unrelated attic fire
Firefighters found smoke billowing from the second-floor windows, with lighter smoke coming from the eaves. The resident had ...
No one injured in separate fires caused by portable heaters, GRFD says
The fire began in the unfinished attic, where the homeowner had been using a space heater. This caused a roll of insulation ...
WVEC10d
Bodycam video shows firefighters pulling 12-year-old girl from burning Michigan home, mother charged with arson
At a media briefing on Monday afternoon, the chiefs of both the Grand Rapids Police Department and the Grand Rapids ...
Hosted on MSN10d
Grand Rapids girl, 12, has died as result of house fire mom is accused of starting
A 12-year-old child who has been in critical condition since a Saturday morning fire at a Grand Rapids home died Monday ...
'Killer' mum 'removed smoke alarms then set house on fire' as kids screamed for help
Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have accused 46-year-old Rocanda Singleton of killing her young daughter, who died after ...
‘Unimaginable’: Girl dies after police say mom set house fire
A Grand Rapids mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside, sending ...
MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/Kalamazoo on MSN1d
East Grand Rapids to replace aging fire truck with $1.6M aerial platform
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The city of East Grand Rapids is seeking to replace one of its aging fire trucks with a new $1.6 ...