SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a fire at an unoccupied home in Southfield early Thursday morning.
Crews were dispatched to the house at 23685 Northwestern Highway at 4:56 a.m. on Nov. 13.
They arrived minutes later and discovered heavy smoke and fire in the roof of the structure.
“Fire crews initially attempted an interior attack but were forced to withdraw due to intense fire conditions,” according to a release from the Southfield Fire Department. “The incident response was elevated to a full box alarm.”
Bloomfield Township Fire assisted, and Ferndale fire crews responded to a different alarm, which was later found to be false, fire officials said.
Two firefighters suffered from minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital.
The fire was contained to the house, which sustained heavy damage.
The cause remains under investigation.