Residential Porch Fire

Date: April 13, 2021
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy, Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Matthew Elzinga, Operations Division, 269-337-8139

Kalamazoo, MI:
On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 around 10 pm, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers responded to the 400 Block of W. Walnut Street regarding a porch fire. Arriving officers moved swiftly to address not only the active fire at the porch, but evacuation of residents still interior. Four total residents were assisted out of the home through search and rescue efforts. An 80-year-old resident was located inside the residence and transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. She is in stable condition.
Kalamazoo Public Safety officers made immediate efforts to extinguish the blaze and within minutes of fire suppression efforts and interior overhaul the fire was snuffed out. The Fire Marshall responded for further investigation and the cause is still being determined.
Public Safety encourages anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8994, Silent Observer at 343-2100 or report online at www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Sgt Tim Millard