On Thursday, April 9th at 3:17pm Hastings Fire Department was dispatched to a report of deck on the backside of a single-family home that had caught on fire with heavy flames spreading through the structure. All occupants were reported out of the house when the Hastings Fire Department crew members arrived, and they quickly deployed hose lines to bring the fire under control; both with exterior and interior suppression efforts.

Subsequent Hastings units and Mutal Aid partners from Thornapple Township Emergency Services arrived and the fire was extinguished.  Fire crews remained on scene until 7pm in the evening performing overhaul operations, extinguishing hot spots, assisting residents with removing salvageable personal items and securing the home.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.