Furnace fire displaces family of four

The family fled the home in the 1300 block of Andrea Street after noticing smoke about 2 p.m. Sunday, Ypsilanti Township Fire Lt. Keith Harr said.

Firefighters found no fire when they arrived, but Harr said the single-family home had filled with smoke. After determining that no one was left in the house, firefighters determined that a malfunctioning furnace was the source of the smoke.

"It was a faulty furnace that was extremely hot and burned the duct work," Harr said.

The fire was already out, Harr said, so firefighters ventilated the home and shut off the gas supply to the furnace.

The home will not be inhabitable until the furnace is repaired, Harr said. The Washtenaw-Lenawee County Chapter of the American Red Cross provided food and lodging for the family.

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