UPDATE 7/3/24 2:40 p.m.
SAULT STE. MARIE — Police have identified the victim and the cause of an April 15 house fire.
They said Amber Vasser was found dead during the firefighting operation. Sault Ste. Marie Police, along with the Michigan State Police Fire Investigative Unit, completed their investigation and determined the cause as an accidental cooking fire in the kitchen.
Police warned the public that kitchen fires have been the second leading cause of Michigan fire deaths in 2024.
4/16/24 10:25 a.m.
SAULT STE. MARIE — The victim of the fire was identified as a Sault Ste. Marie resident, officials said Tuesday.
Firefighters were sent to the scene at 11:18 p.m. Monday night. When they arrived, heavy fire was coming from the structure and spreading to neighboring houses, fire officials said.
Sault Ste. Marie Fire Chief Ed Miller said nobody was home in the neighboring houses.
“Old houses are always a challenge, there’s a lot of modifications through the years,” Miller said. “The fire had a good head start on us, and it was a lot to make sure we extinguish it fully.”
The scene was cleared around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department and the Michigan State Police Fire Marshal are investigating.
4/16/24 8:10 a.m.
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department on Tuesday said that a person was killed in a house fire.
The fire department were called late Monday night to a report of a fire in the 300 block of West Spruce Street.
Officials said there was one fatality involving a person at the house.
An investigation into the fire is ongoing, and officials will release more information later today.
