Crews extinguish trash can fire in Ann Arbor office building - MLive.com

Crews extinguish trash can fire in Ann Arbor office building - mlive.com

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Crews were called to an Ann Arbor office building for a fire on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Firefighters were called to an office, located at 1201 E Ellsworth Road, at 7:39 p.m. for a trash can fire, according to Ann Arbor fire Chief Mike Kennedy.

The fire was caused by the trash can being too close to the boiler, according to fire officials.

Fire crews forced their way into the building and found water coming from underneath a door. Firefighters extinguished the trash can blaze and ventilated the building.

Sprinklers kept the fire from spreading and turning “catastrophic,” Kennedy said.

Crews left the scene about an hour later after draining and shutting off the water.

Stories by Sophia Kalakailo

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