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Crews extinguish fire on roof at Kalamazoo business

Saugatuck Brewing blaze marks 2nd major fire in 6 hours in Kalamazoo
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety battled and put out a roof fire at Saugatuck Brewing on Saturday morning.

The fire started at about 10 a.m. Saturday at Saugatuck Brewing, located at 200 E. Michigan Ave. in Kalamazoo. KDPS told FOX 17 that the flames were limited to the roof area.

Kalamazoo County Central Dispatch issued the following warning concerning the fire:

"W Michigan Ave at N Rose St is closed to traffic due to an active fire. Portage St at E South is also closed due to the fire. Please stay out of the area and seek alternate route until further notice."

The fire was brought under control shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday, according to KDPS. There were no injuries.

Regular traffic flow was restored shortly after 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The cause of the flames remains under investigation.

This marked the second major fire in six hours in the city. At 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Kalamazoo Public Safety was called to a home in the 700 block of Riverview Drive and arrived to find the house engulfed in flames.

That house was left "uninhabitable."

Anybody with any information about either fire is being asked to contact the Fire Marshal's Office by calling (269) 337-8260 or anonymously to Kalamazoo Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100) or at KalamazooSilentObserver.com on the Web.

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