One person is injured in a large fire in a vacant house in St. Joseph. Crews battled the blaze inside the home on Michigan Avenue near Niles Avenue. This is just northeast of Milton Park.
The Director of Public Safety told WSBT 22 that one person was taken to the hospital for burns. Crews arrived after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to find a fire on the first floor of the house.
Officials say the house was supposed to be vacant. The cause of the fire is under investigation, however fire officials have told WSBT 22 they are “99% sure of the cause.” An excavator was brought out to the house later in the day due to the home’s collapse and heavy contents.
