SOUTH HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A household’s dwelling was destroyed by a hearth close to South Haven early Thursday morning, officers stated.
Simply after 4 a.m., firefighters acquired studies {that a} hearth had engulfed a trailer on M-140 Freeway situated southwest of the South Haven Space Regional Airport, South Haven Space Emergency Providers wrote in a launch.
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A fireplace in South Haven destroyed a household’s trailer. (Oct. 16, 2025)
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A fireplace in South Haven destroyed a household’s trailer. (Oct. 16, 2025)
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A fireplace in South Haven destroyed a household’s trailer. (Oct. 16, 2025)
4 folks safely evacuated the trailer earlier than hearth crews arrived. Responders had been capable of restrict harm to a close-by unoccupied trailer, officers stated in a launch.
Officers stated that the reason for the fireplace remains to be underneath investigation, however essentially the most intense harm was concentrated round an electrical heater.
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Heating gear is the second main reason behind dwelling fires nationwide, in line with the Nationwide Hearth Safety Affiliation, and the third main reason behind dwelling hearth deaths. The NFPA studies that 12% of dwelling fires from 2018 to 2022 had been attributable to heating gear. Consultants warn that individuals ought to train warning when utilizing electrical heaters.
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