Smoke from apartment ceiling fan fire in Portage

Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Tones reported 1212 and three and Comstock nine one for a commercial structure fire,

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(number withheld) Barrington Drive, (number withheld) Barrington Drive, apartment (number withheld), cross of Garden Lane.

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Caller reports that their ceiling fan was on fire earlier and he put it out, but it still smells like there is an electrical fire in the attic.

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Comstock, you are due with an engine.

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Dispatch is clear.

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At 2225.

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City Life Medic 39, stage four, Mason and 911.

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22.

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That's 911, we're out.

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We're

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out. Fire standby coming from Bronson.

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Units responding to the fire.

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Our caller is outside.

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There's no fire alarm.

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He's knocking some doors, but he can see smoke coming from the building.

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Two nearby hydrants.

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Closest is going to be to the east of this building on Garden Lane.

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There's one a little bit south of there, and then there's a 3rd to the west across from another building.

9/6/2026 07:23 PM

Fire

Barrington Dr, Portage, MI 49002

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible commercial structure fire at a building on Barrington Drive near Garden Lane. A caller reported that a ceiling fan had been on fire earlier and was put out, but the attic still smelled like an electrical fire. Smoke was later seen coming from the building, and nearby hydrants on Garden Lane were identified for responding units.