ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) -- Fire crews in Alpine Township worked to put out a house fire for several hours Thursday morning.
The fire started around 1:45 a.m. in the 7000 block of Fruitridge Avenue. The family inside the house when the fire started was able to escape unharmed.
Firefighters say the fire started in a wood burning stove in the basement, before spreading to the first floor living room.