Crews battled flames and extreme outdoor temperatures as they fought a house fire in Clayton Saturday night.
Clayton Assistant Fire Chief Joe Garrow told WLEN News that they received a call at 10:31pm Saturday for the structure fire in the 9000 block of West Beecher Road.
Madison Township and Hudson City Fire Departments were called initially to assist Clayton at the scene. Later on, Morenci, Addison, Adrian City, Adrian Township, Fairfield Township, and Raisin Township Fire Departments were called to the scene to assist.
The nine departments, totaling over 60 firefighters, were able to control the fire by midnight, and were able to clear the scene by 4:44am Sunday.
Clayton Assistant Fire Chief Garrow said that water availability and outdoor temperatures were the main reason that all of those departments were called to assist.
The two story building sustained about 60% damage from the fire, but fortunately there was no one inside at the time. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation. It is not being treated as ‘suspicious’ at this time.
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