By David Fleet

Editor

Brandon Twp.-At 4:24 p.m., June 24, Brandon firefighters responded to a house fire in the 5000 block of Sunkist Dr. on the township’s east side.

A 30-year-old man who was in the home when the blaze began said he was watching television when his dog started acting weird. He said he then smelled smoke, went outside to investigate and saw flames at the south west corner of the home. He reentered the home to get his dog out and then called 9-1-1.

When firefighters arrived the home was fully engulfed in flames. DTE Energy also responded to the blaze after heat from the fire severed powerlines south of the home, igniting the grass.

Baldwin Road between Hummer Lake Road and Granger Road was closed for several hours to allow tanker trucks to unload water into a portable tank. The fire required about 600 feet of hose to reach the home.

Brandon was assisted by fire departments from Atlas, Groveland, Hadley, Independence, Oxford, and Orion townships. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.