PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 63-year-old woman in Portage was smoking in bed and it started a fire Wednesday evening in an apartment in the 700 block of Barrington Drive.
Portage Public Safety firefighters went to the scene after getting a 9-1-1 call and didn’t see any evidence of a fire from outside.
Investigating further, they noticed smoke inside the building and forced their way into her apartment.
The flames had already been put out and she refused medical treatment.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries in the incident.
No names have been released.
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