BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Battle Creek Fire Department and LifeCare Ambulance were dispatched to a possible fire in a Lakeview Avenue home shortly before midnight Sunday, Nov. 2.
The homeowner had reported that he had returned home late Sunday night to find his couch burning and his home full of smoke.
The BCFD's Engine 4 arrived on scene to find light smoke in the home, the couch smoldering, and a hole burnt through the floor. Engine 4 extinguished the remaining fire with an air-pressurized water can and, with the help of Rescue 6, checked for fire extension and ventilated the home.
Thankfully, there were no injuries reported. The BCFD shared that the cause of the fire was accidental and determined to be a possibly-faulty power strip.