Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Matt Elzinga, Operations Division, 269-337-8120
Structure Fire
Kalamazoo, MI:
On Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 at approximately 12:23 A.M., Officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 900 blk of Wheaton for a report of a structure fire. When KDPS Officers arrived, smoke was observed coming from the second floor of the two-story residential building.
KDPS Officers entered the structure and located the fire in the attic. KDPS Officers were able to bring the fire under control within 30 minutes and were on scene for two hours. The occupants were home at the time of the incident, and thankfully no injures were reported.
The cause of the fire is not yet known and is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.
Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8120 or Silent Observer at 343-2100
By authority of: Lt. David Juday
