Firefighters respond to downed wires, house fire in Plainfield Township

PLAINFILD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews quickly put out a house fire that broke out Sunday after wires were downed in Plainfield Township, firefighters say.

Around 2:20 p.m., crews with the Plainfield Township Fire Department were sent to a home on Boyd Avenue NE near Airway Street NE for a downed power pole and wires.

Once on scene, firefighters found multiple wires down, a structure fire and a natural gas leak, the Plainfield Township Fire Department said in a social media post . It said they were able to put the fire out within minutes.

Crews from three other fire departments assisted, the Plainfield Township Fire Department said, and both DTE and Consumers Energy were called on scene to secure their utilities.

No one was hurt, Kent County Dispatch told News 8…

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