3/12/14 - Although no one was home at the time, two separate families were displaced following a fire Tuesday afternoon in the City of Howell. The Howell Area Fire Department responded at around 3:30pm to the blaze at a ranch-style home on Swann Court, which had been converted into two separate living units. It was not completely destroyed but Fire Chief Andy Pless says the two families were not able to re-occupy it and are being assisted by the Livingston County Chapter of the American Red Cross. The fire was reported by a neighbor and one cat in the front apartment of origin did not make it and died of smoke inhalation. Pless tells WHMI firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and brought it under control pretty quickly but were on scene for about an hour due to overhaul and investigation. He says the inside of the front residence sustained pretty significant fire and smoke damage while the other rear residence had light smoke damage throughout. Pless says the cause of the fire remains under investigation but appears to be electrical in nature at this time. (JM)
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