The week leading up to the Fourth of July is always filled with fireworks exploding in the skies above the U.S., but West Michigan’s biggest city is warning people to be careful when lighting fireworks.
On Wednesday night the Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to a tree fire on Griggs Street SW near Buchanan Avenue. The burning limbs were close to a garage, but firefighters put out the flames before they spread. The garage’s siding warped from the heat.
Investigators determined the fire was sparked by fireworks, which reportedly had been going off for roughly 45 minutes in the area before the fire started…