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Building a total loss after fire at Yankee Springs campground

Michigan State Police are investigating the cause of the fire. The building, which is nearly 50 years old, is destroyed.

Credit: Michigan DNR

A building at Yankee Springs Recreational Area was destroyed by a fire.

BARRY COUNTY, Mich. — A fire broke out at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area in Barry County, destroying an office building.

The fire happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, Patrick Whalen of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources confirmed.

No one was hurt in the fire, but the building that is nearly 50 years old is a total loss. The campground is still open to the public.

Credit: Michigan DNR

The office building destroyed by a fire at Yankee Springs campground.

Michigan State Police are investigating the cause of the fire. Whalen says officers did not find any accelerants at the scene.

Guests of the campground are now asked to check in at the booth outside the welcome center off Briggs Road, near the Gun Lake Modern Campground entrance.

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