1/10/14 - Under some difficult circumstances, firefighters from multiple departments battled a blaze in Hamburg Township this morning. The two-story home on Hill Pointe Drive near Caldwell was fully involved when firefighters arrived shortly before 7am. There were no injuries and the homeowners were out of state, but Hamburg Township Fire Chief Mark Hogrebe tells WHMI firefighters did an incredible job working in very difficult conditions and also cited great team work between the neighboring departments. The Brighton, Green Oak, Howell, Northfield and Putnam Township fire departments all assisted at the scene, along with the Disaster Action Response Team or DART. Hogrebe says the larger response was needed mainly because of the location of the home and narrow streets, as well as ice and slushy conditions due to roughly 12 to 18 inches of snow surrounding the entire structure. Hogrebe says there were also no hydrants in the area so the Tanker Task Force was brought in and supplied roughly 50,000 gallons of water and at no time did they run out. The 2,000-sqaure-foot home is a total loss, with at least $200,000 estimated in damage at the bare minimum. Frozen pipes may have been a factor but the cause remains under investigation. (JM)
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