GLADSTONE, MI-- Fire has destroyed a residence in Gladstone.
Public Safety officers were called around 6:30 Wednesday morning to 715 Minnesota Avenue on a report of a stove fire. Upon arrival officers found that flames had already spread through the house. The Escanaba Township Fire Department was called in to help, but the house was a total loss and a neighboring home was also damaged.
Police say two adults and two young children were in the house at the time of the fire. A smoke alarm alerted them and they were able to escape unharmed.
The fire remains under investigation.