(IMLAY CITY) — A 52-year old man is dead following an early morning four-alarm fire in downtown Imlay City. Firefighters were sent to a building that housed Ruiz’s Taqueria and two apartments at 112 E. Third Street around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday. Crews say the back of the building was engulfed in flames when they arrived. Officials say four people that lived in the apartments were able to escape, while the victim was found unconscious on the floor of the business. The man was taken to McLaren Lapeer Regional Hospital and later passed away. Imlay City Police say the fire appears to have started in the back of the business, but a cause is still undetermined. The apartments above the business were heavily damaged.
