Kalamazoo, MI: At approximately 9:00 P.M. on April 2, 2017, Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to 1723 Krom St.regarding a garage fire. Upon arrival officers found an unattached garage fully involved in fire. Two nearby houses were also in danger of igniting. Hose streams were used to cool the adjacent houses while the garage fire was extinguished.
Damage to the nearby houses was limited to melted siding. The garage and the two cars inside were completely destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation.
Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to call Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Lt. Lance Handlogten
Date: April 3, 2017
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Vernon Coakley, Operations Division, 337-8142
