Grand Rapids Fire Department: 'Significant fires in 2025'
Last year, the fire department responded to 19 fires by early February. This year, it's only been 12, but the toll seems higher.
'Alternative heating units' cited as causes in 2 Grand Rapids fires Tuesday
The first call came in just before 6 p.m. on Veto St NW near Deloney Ave— a propane heater caught a garage on fire and the heat damaged the neighbor's house. According to their release, a man living there had walked inside for a moment while working on their truck and, hearing a 'boom' ran back out to find a ball of fire.
Fire put out in southeast Grand Rapids
Firefighters responded to a fire on Grand Rapids’ southeast side Tuesday night. Just after 9:30 p.m., the Grand Rapids Fire Department was called to a home on Kalamazoo Avenue SE between Prince Street SE and Watkins Street SE.
Grand Rapids firefighters tackle two blazes sparked by alternative heating sources
The Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to two separate fires caused by alternative heating solutions Tuesday night.
Heating units spark 2 Grand Rapids fires
Authorities say heating units caused two fires in Grand Rapids on Tuesday. The Grand Rapids Fire Department said the first fire happened shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday on Veto Street NW near Deloney Avenue SW.
GR fire marshal: Propane heating units spark 2 fires
Fire officials say portable propane units caused two separate fires in Grand Rapids on Tuesday. (Feb. 5, 2025)
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Portable heaters blamed for ‘ball of fire,’ in garage, billowing smoke in unrelated attic fire
Firefighters found smoke billowing from the second-floor windows, with lighter smoke coming from the eaves. The resident had ...
No one injured in separate fires caused by portable heaters, GRFD says
The fire began in the unfinished attic, where the homeowner had been using a space heater. This caused a roll of insulation ...
Bodycam video shows firefighters pulling 12-year-old girl from burning home, mother charged with arson
Firefighters can be seen pulling a 12-year-old girl out from the second-floor window and then performing CPR on her outside.
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3 hospitalized after Grand Rapids house fire
The Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire on Eastern Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 25.
GRFD: Number of fires down in 2025, significance up
By this time in February 2024, GRFD had responded to 19 fires. So far for 2025, that number is only 12. But Fire Marshall Bill Smith says those 12 fires were significantly bad. He cited an increase in ...
'Killer' mum 'removed smoke alarms then set house on fire' as kids screamed for help
Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have accused 46-year-old Rocanda Singleton of killing her young daughter, who died after ...
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Grand Rapids business evacuated during hazmat investigation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A hazmat situation evacuated Master Finish —a metal finishing business on the southeast side of town— ...