City of Battle Creek issued the following announcement.
Incident number: 05001
Type of emergency: Structure fire
Incident date: 8/29/2020
Incident time: 10:46 p.m.
Address/location: 356 Cliff St.
Occupied? YES
Probable cause, if known: Accidental
Structure type: Multi-family dwelling
Construction type: Wood frame
Estimated property damage: Unknown
Estimated contents damage: Unknown
Location/extent of damage: Third floor, Apt. 5, and water damage to the lower apartments
Hazardous materials involved?: None
Specialized rescues?: None
Vehicles involved: None
Injuries
None
Fatalities
None
Other information: Car 3, Engine 2, Rescue 3, Rescue 4, Engine 5, Engine 6, Squad 4 and Squad 6 were dispatched to a multi-family dwelling structure fire. Engine 3 was the first unit to arrive, to find smoke coming from the third story of the house. Fire crews deployed a hose line and quickly extinguished the fire. Fire units then performed salvage and overhaul. The fire appeared to start accidentally from a kitchen stove, and spread to the cabinets. No firefighters are civilians were injured.`qqqq
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