GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Fire crews are responding after someone called authorities about a barn fire in Grand Rapids Township.
According to Kent County Dispatch, fire crews are working on 4 Mile Road near Hoag Avenue.
The barn fire was reported around 9:21 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
Around 10:40, authorities say the fire was under control, but crews were still working.
The Grand Rapids Charter Township Fire Department says crews arrived to find flames on all sides of the unattached garage, adding they were promptly informed that two people sustained burn injuries. They escaped before firefighters arrived and were subsequently hospitalized. The extent of their injuries is not currently known.
The Plainfield Township Fire Department and the Grand Rapids Fire Department both helped with fire-suppression efforts.
Flame pockets were difficult to attack due to the multiple layers of material they were under, the fire department explains.
We're told the building ultimately collapsed.
The Kent County Road Commission assisted with an excavator to clear away debris, allowing firefighters to put out the rest of the fire.
