HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — 29 families have been displaced and one firefighter injured after a man who was trying to cook a squirrel sparked a fire that caused significant damage to a Mich. apartment building.
An unidentified man reportedly was using a propane torch to cook a squirrel when he sparked a fire that spread across the apartment complex, according to Claims Journal.
Holland Township Fire Chief Jim Kohsel said that the man was planning on eating the rodent and was trying to burn off the animal’s fur on a third-floor deck of the building.
The fire destroyed eight apartments and significantly damaged others.
Chief Kohsel said that a firefighter broke his toe while fighting the flames. No residents were injured.