PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Authorities are investigating a house fire that broke out in Portage.
Crews were dispatched to East Centre Avenue east of Lovers Lane just before 2 p.m. Friday and located flames on the exterior of one side of the home.
Firefighters worked to quickly extinguish the blaze. Nobody was inside at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.
E Centre Avenue was closed between Lovers Lane and Oakside Street for about three hours as fire officials battled the flames.
The structure damage was estimated at approximately $20,000.
The cause is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Portage Department of Public Safety at 269-329-4567 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100 or kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
