CASTLETON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The shell of a home near Thornapple Lake stands destroyed, the nearby workshop in ashes Friday morning.

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The first calls came in around 4:30 a.m.— sending Nashville and several other departments fire to the property on Cogswell Rd just before it curves into Charlton Dr.

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Neighbors tell us they're hoping the homeowner is away as smoke envelops crews dousing flames and searching what's left.

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The remote location means— even with the lake so close— crews have to rely on neighboring fire houses for tankers of water and other resources.

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