5/17/20 - Leslie house fire, 3780 S. Meridian

The Leslie, Dansville, and Mason fire departments responded to a house fire reported by a passerby at 3780 S. Meridian Rd at 1:41 AM on Sunday, May 17, 2020. The home, which was unoccupied at the time, was totally involved in fire on arrival and had already started to collapse. Firefighters had to work around a downed power line on the property while knocking down the fire from the exterior. The east side of the Ingham County Tanker Task Force was requested, bringing additional tankers from the SAESA, NIESA, Fowlerville and Unadilla fire departments. The home was completely leveled by the fire, but firefighters prevented any extension to other nearby buildings.