On Thursday, June 29, at 3:10 p.m., Kent County Sheriff’s deputies, and Cascade, Caledonia and Kentwood fire departments responded to the report of a structure fire at Midwest Trailer Repair, 5015 52nd Street in Cascade Township.
An employee used a blow torch to cut a steel beam on a semi trailer that they were repairing inside the building. The semi-trailer caught fire and subsequently caught the building on fire, officials said.
The employees evacuated the building and there were no reported injuries.
The building was a total loss