Kalamazoo, MI:  On June 15, 2012, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to the report of a house fire in the 900 block of Walbridge. The first officers on scene reported flames showing from the house.  Firefighters were unable to enter the building to extinguish the fire because the building was already deemed unsafe. 

This incident is still under investigation by KDPS Fire Marshall Jim Williams, the cause of the fire appears to be arson.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269) 337-8994 or Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.

By authority of: Lt. Christopher Franks

Date:  June 15, 2012   

Address:  150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Contact:  Captain Julie Parsons 337-8139