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Fire forces evacuation of apartment units

Posted at 6:21 AM, Jul 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-15 06:21:35-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Heat from a carport fire forced residents to evacuate their apartments at Lake Forest Apartments behind the Knights Inn on Plainfield Avenue north of I-96. There were no reports of injuries.

Crews were called to the scene around 12:30 a.m. Friday.

Fire damaged or destroyed several vehicles, but there was only minor heat damage to the apartment units.

Now investigators will look into the cause.