OAKLAND COUNTY, MI -- Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies pulled a 41-year-old Highland Township woman from the basement of her burning home Wednesday.
Shortly before midnight Wednesday, Nov. 24, deputies were sent to a report of a fire at the 6500 block of Milford Road between White Lake and Chana roads in Highland Township, according to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Upon arrival, deputies learned a woman was trapped in the basement of the residence. The only way out was through the garage, which was fully engulfed in flame.
Deputies found a small window through which the woman could be removed but she refused to leave, citing concern for $10,000 worth of exotic animals, birds, ferrets and other pets, according to the news release.
As the flames spread, deputies broke out a small basement access window, grabbed the woman’s wrists and pulled her to safety.
The woman, along with three other residents of the home, were taken to Ascension Genesys Hospital where they were treated for smoke inhalation, police said.
The deputies who responded to the scene saved the woman’s life, Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in the news release.
“The fire was spreading rapidly throughout the garage and the living area of this home,” Bouchard said. “Deputies quickly assessed the situation, found a safe way from the home and pulled her to safety, despite her reluctance to leave. We were able to save a few of the animals but more importantly, this woman is alive today. A Thanksgiving Day tragedy was avoided.”
The home, valued at about $350,000, was a total loss, according to the release. Deputies suspect the fire started when one of the family dogs knocked over a heater in the garage, which caught a bed of straw on fire and moved from the garage to the living area.
A pig and three dogs were saved from the blaze.
It is not clear if additional animals were killed in the fire.
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