10/31/08 - Flint house fire, next to 118 E. Belvidere

On Friday, October 31, 2008, just before 2 AM, Flint Fire Department responded to a reported house fire in the 100 block of E Belvidere. Units arrived to a single story, boarded up dwelling with fire showing from the back of the house. Firefighters made a quick attack to knock down the visible fire and were beginning an interior attack when command called them off and made the decision to let the house go. Personnel withdrew their lines and took position to protect an exposure. After the home had collapsed into the basement, a deck gun was used to complete extinguishment.