ESCANABA, MI— No injuries were reported in a fire at Saint Jude’s Adult Foster Home in Escanaba Wednesday.
Escanaba Public Safety was dispatched around 11:30 p.m. to 509 South 22nd Street on a report black smoke and flames were coming from the building.
When officers arrived, staff were evacuating all the home’s residents. Police helped by placing tenants inside their patrol vehicles and taking them to Holy Name Catholic School to keep warm.
When officers entered the building, they found heavy smoke coming from the kitchen. After ventilating the structure for several minutes, all the smoke was removed.
Officials determined the furnace in the basement had malfunctioned.
All tenants were brought back to the foster home safely and uninjured.
