11th Street in Traverse City is now open after it was temporarily closed Monday morning, April 14, as crews put out a tent-fire at The Pines. The Traverse City Fire Department said it took firefighters about 15 minutes to put out the fire. No one was inside the tent at the time of the fire. They got there around 10 a.m. Monday. The Pines is an unofficial area where those experiencing homelessness camp. Before the fire department arrived, TCFD said city workers nearby spotted the fire and came over to the area and took an extinguisher to help put it out. Firefighters said the size of the fire was about a quarter acre. Crews who were at the scene included Traverse City Fire Engines 1 & 2, Rescue 6 and Rescue 1 and the Grand Traverse County Sheriffโs Office.
