Person injured after fireworks mishap causes pole barn fire in Portage

PORTAGE, Mich. — A person was injured from a fireworks mishap in Portage on Wednesday afternoon.

At around 2 p.m., the Portage Department Of Public Safety (PDPS) Fire Division responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Holiday Lane. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke emitting from a pole barn structure.

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It was determined that the occupant was working on a fireworks display when a malfunction occurred, causing the display to activate and explode, PDPS said in a post…

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