Stony Point home destroyed in Thursday morning fire

Flames destroyed a Stony Point home on Lakeshore Dr. and damaged two others early Thursday morning, March 19, 2015. (Monroe News Photo/Danielle Portteus)

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP Flames destroyed a Stony Point home and damaged two others early this morning.

The fire broke out around 5 a.m. in the 3700 block of Lakeshore Dr. When fire crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed, said Frenchtown Township Fire Chief Mark Nicholai.

Chief Nicholai said the gas meter was on fire, but firefighters are unsure if that sparked the blaze or if it was a result of the fire. The vacant home is believed to be a single-story ranch house, however, the chief said because of the extensive damage by the time fire personnel arrived, it was not determined.

The fire had a good start for sure, the chief said before crews arrived. This area is pretty isolated, so it was going good.

The wind caused the fire to spread to the attic of a second home to the north, which is a two-story house. The homeowner was at home and she was not injured.

There is significant damage to the second house, he said. The roof is a tin roof and all the support structures are damaged. The only thing left is the tin.

The siding on the third home was damaged and had melted off nearly all of one side. That home, the chief said, is livable. No one was home at the time of the fires.

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Stony Point home destroyed in Thursday morning fire