Two people were hospitalized following a three alarm fire in Lapeer County Thursday morning, January 2.
Lapeer County Central Dispatch was called shortly before 8:10 a.m. about the blaze, with callers reporting the fire was at the Pines Lapeer West Apartments on Village West Drive, across from the Zemmer school campus in Lapeer. Callers reported seeing smoke and flames from an apartment unit facing Oregon Road, with Lapeer Fire and Rescue and Elba Township Fire departments first dispatched.
That was quickly followed by a second-alarm dispatch, and then a third-alarm, with Metamora Township Fire Department and the Attica Township Fire Department respectively dispatched to the scene. Also called to the scene were the Oxford and Davison-Richfield fire departments.
Firefighters worked to evacuate the building, with the two residents hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The two people hospitalized were residents of the apartment where the fire originated, with the fire being fueled by the hoarding conditions of the unit, as well as brisk winds.
A manpower strike steam was requested from the Attica, Almont, Dryden and Imlay City fire departments. Due to efforts by responding firefighters, the blaze was brought under control in about 80 minutes, with damage contained to the originating apartment, the hallway, and the unit above.
The scene was cleared around noon yesterday, with the fire’s origin and cause still under investigation. Also assisting at the scene were Lapeer EMS, Lapeer City Police, and the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office.
