BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) – A building under construction, expected to open this summer, was severely damaged by fire Thursday afternoon.
It happened in Blackman Township at around 1:30 pm in a building near the intersection of West Ganson and North Brown streets.
According to the Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety, fire crews arrived to find the building with smoke and flames coming from the roof. Three workers inside the building were alerted to the fire by a passerby who saw the smoke and shouted inside. The workers were safely evacuated.
Authorities said firefighters tried to extinguish the fire from the inside but had to use an arial stream when the roof collapsed. The fire appears to have started in the back northeast of the structure where a furnace is located, but the incident is still under investigation.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The building, which was set to open as a new business called Leaf & Barrel, sustained extensive damage.
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