GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — An overnight two-alarm fire at Emerald Creek Apartments has left 16 people without a place to live.
Grand Rapids Fire Department responded alongside Kentwood fire crews around 4 a.m. Saturday morning. GRFD says they were able to quickly suppress the fire once responders arrived.
A spokesperson with GRFD says more than a dozen people and some pets were displaced as a result. The Red Cross is assisting those people who cannot return to their apartments.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more.
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