8/19/13 - A body has been found in the charred debris from a fire early this morning that completely destroyed a 1,500 square foot home in the 5600 block of East Crooked Lake Road, west of Dorr Road in Genoa Township. Brighton Fire Chief Mike O'Brian says they were dispatched at 2:42am after receiving a call from a passerby. Upon arrival, the structure was fully engulfed in flames. OâBrian says the fire was pretty extensive, with a lot of the interior structure collapsing. He says it took about an hour to get the fire out utilizing the county's tanker task force, which comprises tanker trucks from surrounding departments as the home was in an area without fire hydrants. He says investigators continue to look at evidence and fire patterns to see if they can make a determination as to the cause but noted nothing right now leads them to believe it was suspicious. which comprises tanker trucks from surrounding departments as the home was in an area without fire hydrants. O'Brian says the body that was found was that of a male, but that it will be up to the Medical Examiner to determine a positive identification. Photo Credit: Jane Williams. (JK)
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