Fire destroyed a storage building in West Bloomfield last night, with the flames so intense that they melted the siding of the nearby house.
The fire broke out behind a home at 1742 Lefevre Road late last night. West Bloomfield and Ionia Fire Departments arrived to find the building engulfed in flames and had to call for backup, then haul water in by tanker from remote locations to the fire scene. Half a dozen departments eventually assisted West Bloomfield in getting the fire under control early this morning.
No firefighters were injured.