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Kerosene heater fire near West Townsend road, Fowler MI

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/1/2025 08:10 AM

W Townsend Rd, Fowler, MI 48835

A kerosene heater in a basement started smoking and triggered smoke alarms. The heater was removed and sprayed with a fire extinguisher, but it continued to burn near the residence. No smoke remained inside the building.

Audio|Heard on: Clinton County Fire and EMS Dispatch

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02:4

Transcript:

00:00

Clinton County sent to the stats to solar fire and mutual aid.

00:04

You're needed for a possible structure fire near West Townsend.

00:13

Crowds earth grains and Hinman.

00:14

Sounds clear at 11-10.

00:37

Clinton County Census Beds two-fowler firearm mutual aid your need for possible structure fire near West Townsend crossroads, Greens and Hinman since they're 1111.

00:55

1111.

00:59

Fred Wenow.

01:00

Father, fire, said you clear a call.

01:04

101 drill from Francis and 21.

01:10

Teller, acknowledging 101 in route 1111.

01:14

1111.

01:17

Let's say you acknowledge your central.

01:22

I tell you acknowledging 1111.

01:29

her fall or fire hand mutual aid agencies.

01:34

Call her said she had a kerosene heater in her basement.

01:37

It started smoking, then smoke alarms went off.

01:42

She has removed a heater from the home, sprayed with a fire extinguisher.

01:47

Turned it off and it is still on fire.

01:52

She could not get it to go out.

01:55

So there is no more smoke in our residence and the heater is still on fire about five feet away from the residence.

02:03

He'll be assigned fire ground once.

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W Townsend Rd, Fowler, MI 48835

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