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Montague man died early Thursday morning in a house fire on Hancock
Street, according to multiple local news reports. The Montague Fire
District announced the fire in a press release Thursday afternoon.
According
to the fire district, first responders were dispatched to the blaze
after a passerby reported it. Within five minutes, personnel were on
scene, though the home was already engulfed in flames. The victim, who
reportedly was in his mid-60s, was located by firefighters and
transferred to the White Lake Ambulance Authority.
"Despite extremely
cold temperatures, the crews worked diligently to extinguish the fire
and perform a thorough overhaul of the scene," the fire district said in
the release.
White Lake Fire Authority was one of several fire
departments to assist on the scene; the district also credited Blue
Lake, Dalton and Grant Township's departments for their aid, as well as
the county fire investigation team and sheriff's office, Montague Police
Department and Muskegon Central Dispatch.
The department extinguished the fire later that morning but cleanup continued until about 1:30 p.m.
"Our heartfelt thoughts are with the family affected by this devastating event," the department said in the release.
