Eleven people were displaced by Thursday morning's fire at an apartment house in the 300 block of North Adams Street, Ypsilanti fire officials said.
No one was injured. The blaze started on the ground floor after a man was grilling chicken outside on a charcoal grill in close proximity to the two-story house, Fire Inspector John Roe said.
The man attempted to put out the 11:30 a.m. fire by throwing snow on it, Roe said.
The fire caused $35,000 damage to the home and $8,000 damage to contents, Roe said. Two apartments in the five-unit house sustained fire damage, officials said.
Firefighters from several departments responded to the blaze.
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