WLKM Radio 95.9 FM
An electrical fire in the attic of a Branch County house earlier this week forced one person to seek medical treatment for smoke inhalation.
Bronson Fire Department officials responded around 7:30 a.m. Monday to a residence on Southern Road in Gilead Township.
As fire trucks arrived, smoke was visible from the single-story house at the southeast corner of Steffey and Southern roads, Bronson Fire Chief Scott Wilber said.
Fire crews pulled down the drywall ceiling to put out the fire, which was limited to the attic above three rooms in the house, the department said.
Wilber said firefighters used 1,750 gallons of water to extinguish the blaze during their two-and-a-half hours on the scene.
Damage was estimated to be about $75,000.
