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Escanaba shed goes up in flames

ESCANABA, MI— Fire has destroyed a shed in Escanaba.

Department of Public Safety officers were called Monday around 1:25 p.m. to a trailer on the 1400 block of North 23rd Street. The shed was fully engulfed when they arrived.

Officers extinguished the flames, but the shed was declared a total loss. Neighboring trailers sustained minor damage.

Police say the fire may have been ignited by a heat lamp, but its cause remains under investigation.

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Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.