Negaunee, Ishpeming Firefighters Save Chickens In Early Morning Fire

At approximately 0647 hrs the Negaunee City Fire Department was paged out for a report of a structure fire of an out-building at the 100 block of Cambria Rd.

Upon arriving on scene, crews were able to determine a chicken coop was on fire and fully involved. Crews from the Negaunee City Fire Department and Ishpeming City Fire Department were able to knock down the fire before it spread to the surrounding trees in the woods. All chickens were able to escape unharmed.

The cause of the fire was determined to be a heat lamp in the chicken coop that failed. The Negaunee Fire Department would like to thank Ishpeming City Fire Department, Negaunee Police Department, and Marquette County Central Dispatch for their assistance in this matter.