4/21/14 - Multiple fire departments responded to a large wild fire in the City of South Lyon on Sunday afternoon that has since been labeled suspicious. South Lyon Fire Chief Mike Kennedy tells WHMI they were dispatched around 3:30pm to the CSX railroad right of way and bike path between South Mill Street and the cemetery. The fire burned about two-and-a-half acres of heavy timber and brush and assistance was required from the Green Oak and Lyon Township fire departments for brush trucks. Train traffic was shut down for about two hours while crews were fighting the fire. Kennedy says fighting the fire was hard work and firefighters had to physically walk in a lot of tools and equipment because they couldnât get apparatus very close to the incident, which was in a very remote, all natural location. Kennedy says there was nothing to indicate anything but human involvement, whether intentional or un-intentional. He added fortunately there were no injuries but the fire certainly emphasized the sacrifice that a lot of on-call members make, along with their families, because a lot of Easter dinners and celebrations were either interrupted or completely cancelled because of the incident. Anyone with information on possible suspects who may have been in the area is asked to contact the South Lyon Police Department at (248) 437-1773. (JM)
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