On July 17, 2023 at 2:15 a.m. the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department (MPFD) responded to a house fire in the 1300 block of Crestwood Drive in Mt. Pleasant.
Upon arrival, crews observed a single-story home with heavy smoke and fire protruding from the garage and east side of the structure. The fire was brought under control at 3:23 a.m. The house sustained smoke, heat and fire damage. The occupants were not home at the time of the fire.
Neighbors report being awakened by a lightning bolt and smelled smoke shortly after.
MPFD investigated the cause of the fire and have ruled it to be from a lightning strike.
The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department was assisted by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Fire Department, Deerfield Township Fire Department, Shepherd Tri-Township Fire Department, Mt. Pleasant Police Department, Michigan State Police, Mobile Medical Response, Consumers Energy and Isabella County Central Dispatch.
City of Mt.Pleasant 
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