A fire at the Chandler Crossing apartment complex on May 9 displaced 46 residents, according to the American Red Cross, leaving those impacted searching for answers.
The fire, which was started by carelessly discarded smoking materials, was so large it required a response from six fire departments, including help from East Lansing and DeWitt, Bath Township Fire Chief Marty Koonter said.
“Our guys immediately had called for extra manpower,” Koonter said. “When I got on scene, I also asked for more manpower, realizing this was going to be a pretty labor intensive fire.”…