Woman, 73, killed in fire at Detroit-area condominium complex
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — One person has died after a large fire at a condominium complex in Southfield on Monday destroyed multiple units.
Officials told CBS News Detroit that the fire reportedly started at about 2:15 p.m. at the Le Chateau Condominium on Southfield Road.
Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee says 32 units were impacted. Sixteen of those units appear to be completely destroyed.
Menifee says a 73-year-old woman was killed in the fire. The woman was initially unaccounted for when firefighters were evacuating residents.
Three other people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. One of those people was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.