WYOMING, Mich. — Crews from Wyoming, Byron Center and Grandville fire departments responded to a fire at Timber Ridge Apartments in Wyoming Saturday afternoon.
They responded to 4380 Timber Ridge Trail SW around 3:40 p.m. The Wyoming Fire Department was able to contain the fire to one building within the complex.
"The smoke and the heat made me a bit nervous, so I didn't have time to think to grab anything, so my phone, my wallet, my keys are still in there," said Austin Humbarger, one of the residents.
The fire caused extensive damage to the building, but the residents were all safely evacuated. There were no injuries.
Saturday evening, some of the residents were still looking for their pets. Robin Graves said once she saw the blaze, she started knocking on doors and getting her pets out.
"As we were running upstairs with the cage, she ran back down. She risked losing him and keeping in there to help save multiple other animals," said Graves. "Everybody got contacted and every human was safe, but it's just heartbreaking that not all the living creatures like the animals and pets made it out."
The American Red Cross is assisting those who were displaced by the fire.
Authorities are asking people to avoid the area. Timber Ridge Apartments are off 44th Street SW near Burlingame Avenue SW.
The same apartment complex caught fire twice over a year ago. Those fires occurred within a day of each other. In September of 2018, a fire started on the deck of one of the units, then the next day, lightning struck a building, which caught fire.
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