COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies helped a resident in a wheelchair escape a fire that destroyed a home near Grand Junction Sunday afternoon.
The fire was reported around 4:45 p.m. at a home on Baseline Road near 51 ½ Street in Columbia Township, according to South Haven Area Emergency Services. When firefighters arrived, the home was engulfed in flames and had spread to two other buildings and a nearby field, SHAES said.
Deputies helped the resident in a wheelchair get away from the fire. That person was treated at the scene by first responders.
Bangor Community, Lee Township, Bloomingdale, Gobles, Lawrence and Allegan fire departments all helped battle the flames, according to SHAES…