Morenci fire chief: Barn and house fires this past weekend considered to be arson

MEDINA TWP. — Two structure fires this past weekend near Morenci are considered to have been intentionally set.

Both structures, a barn and a house, were vacant, Morenci Fire Chief Brad Lonis wrote in a Facebook post . An arson investigation has been started.

Lonis asked that anyone who lives near a vacant property to keep an eye on it and to immediately call 911 if they see anything suspicious, including unfamiliar vehicles, in the area of those buildings.

Anyone with information about the fires Saturday and Sunday is asked to call the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office at 517-263-0524 or the Morenci Fire Department at 517-458-2301.

The first fire was reported at 10:06 p.m. Saturday on Morenci Road between Meyerholtz and Munson highways, Lonis wrote. A large, double hip roof barn and a garage were fully engulfed in fire when firefighters arrived. A house trailer on the property was saved.

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The second fire was reported at 6:35 a.m. Sunday in the 15000 of Lime Creek Road. The two-story house was fully involved when crews arrived. A small out building behind was saved.

Lonis thanked the neighboring fire departments that helped extinguish the blazes: Clayton, Fairfield Township, Hudson and Madison Township in Lenawee County as well as Gorham-Fayette, Lyons Royalton, and Alvordton-Millcreek Township in Ohio.

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