4/3/13 - A family of seven was displaced following an early morning fire yesterday at their Brighton Township home. Brighton Area Fire Authority Chief Mike OâBrian tells WHMI they were called out just after 6:30am and arrived to find fire coming out of the attic of a single story home on Ethel Drive. He says damage was mostly limited to the attic, but there was significant water damage on the first floor. He says all seven occupants were able to make out safely and investigators determined the cause to be an electrical problem in the attic. OâBrian says since this was an early morning fire, it could have become a big tragedy pretty quickly since the smoke alarms inside the home were not working. He says there was nothing intentional on the part of the homeowners but it should serve as a reminder to everyone to check the batteries in smoke alarms and make sure theyâre in proper working order. Yesterdayâs blaze was the second fire reported in the Brighton area within a 36-hour period. Brighton firefighters and several departments battled a serious blaze at a home late Sunday night. Hamburg Township Fire Chief Mark Hogrebe reported at Tuesdayâs board meeting that he believes the injuries sustained by firefighters could have been much worse, had the township had not provided the department with top-of-the-line equipment. Two firefighters were electrocuted and a third suffered from dehydration while fighting the blaze. Hogrebe says the quality gear used by the department helped mitigate the impact on those firefighters. All three were hospitalized, but were released within four hours of admission and suffered no serious injuries. (JM)
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