Posted on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 : 10:08 a.m.
Former Michigan football star Charles Woodson, friends escape burning house in Bay Harbor
By AnnArbor.com Staff
BAY HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback and former Michigan football star Charles Woodson says he was lucky to escape a burning house in Michigan over the weekend.
Woodson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday he was at Gwen Haggerty's house in Bay Harbor on Friday night. It was part of a celebration honoring the Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation for donating $15 million to name the new women's hospital at the University of Michigan.
The former Wolverine says he and other overnight guests were still awake when the fire started sometime after 4 a.m. Saturday. Everyone was able to get out of the house without being hurt.
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81wolverine
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 : 2:28 p.m.
It's great to hear no one was hurt. It's interesting that Ted Von Voightlander was a co-owner of the Discount Tire Co. and grew it into the huge chain it is today. And it all started here in Ann Arbor in the store over on Stadium Blvd. It's nice that the foundation was formed and put a lot of money to such a good use.
PortageLkBlu
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 : 9:07 a.m.
Well, what can you say about a story like this okay, let me see if I can think of something? If you can't stand the heat get out of the fire.
Forever27
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 : 9:35 a.m.
They were still awake at 4am. then the house burned down. Sounds like a good party to me. In all seriousness though, good thing everyone was fine.