ESCANABA, MI— A running motorhome and a wood stove are being blamed for a garage fire in Escanaba.
Saturday around 12:50 p.m., the Escanaba Department of Public Safety responded to 3701 18th Road and found heavy smoke coming from the garage. Officers entered the front doors and quickly extinguished the flames.
Investigation revealed the motorhome had been left running in the garage for about an hour. A wood stove was being used at the same time to burn garbage. There were plastic barrels full of garbage and cardboard along the wood stove and near the motorhome’s exhaust. Officials believe both heat sources ignited the garbage.
One firefighter sustained minor injuries.
The Escanaba Township Volunteer Fire Department, Rampart, and Delta County Central Dispatch assisted in the incident.
