With video: Ann Arbor firefighters douse attic fire

Posted on Fri, May 11, 2012 : 9:40 p.m.

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A resident speaks with Ann Arbor Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Vogel as firefighters work to extinguish a fire at her home in the 500 block of Madison on Friday afternoon.

Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

Ann Arbor firefighters extinguished a fire originating in the attic of a three-story home Friday evening on West Madison Street.

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Ann Arbor firefighters work to extinguish a house fire in the 500 block of Madison on Friday afternoon.

Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

Firefighters were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. to a call for an attic fire at 514 Madison. Firefighters found flames on the second and third stories of the home, Battalion Chief Robert Vogel said in a news release.

The occupants were all able to escape, and the fire was quickly contained to the second and third floors and put out. The second and third floors suffered heavy fire damage, while the first floor and basement suffered water and smoke damage.

The American Red Cross was assisting the residents with finding temporary shelter. The occupants lost most of their belongings in the fire.

Firefighters remained on scene until after 8:30 p.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. An estimate of the damage is not known at this time. It was not immediately clear how many residents were displaced by the fire.

The fire department provided the movie below.

Contact Julie Baker at juliebaker@annarbor.com or 734-623-2576. Follow her on Twitter @juliebakera2.

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