NEWS RELEASE
BUTLER FIRE DEPARTMENT
JIM HENRY, CHIEF
On January 3, 2013 at approximately 3:18 A.M., the Butler Fire Department, with an automatic mutual aid response from Adrian Fire Dept., responded to a report of a residential structure fire at 310 N. Water St., Butler.
On arrival, a large body of fire was found at the front of a single story, wood frame residence, with obvious fire extension to the roof/attic area.
Units had been advised while enroute that all occupants were out of the residence.
The fire was extinguished with heavy fire damage to the area of origin, and extension to the attic area over the living room. The remainder of the structure and contents sustained minor to moderate heat and smoke damage.
The fire was declared under control at 4:04 A.M., with the last units leaving the scene at 5:18 A.M.
The cause was determined to have been accidental in nature, originating at the southeast corner of the residence.
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