PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Firefighters were called to a fire at a pole barn Wednesday afternoon after fireworks malfunctioned inside, the Portage Department of Public Safety said.
It happened around 2 p.m. on Holiday Lane near Greenbriar Drive in Portage. Crews responded to find heavy smoke coming from the pole barn. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.
The department said the fire started because someone inside the barn was working on a fireworks display that malfunctioned and exploded…