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Mich. firefighters bail out after becoming trapped in house fire

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March 30, 2026
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Muskegon Heights firefighters were forced to bail out windows after fire trapped them on the second floor.

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Several firefighters were rescued after becoming trapped while battling a house fire in Muskegon Heights on March 29.

The Muskegon Heights Fire Department responded around 2 a.m. to reports of flames coming from a home in the 2200 block of Sanford, WZZM reported.

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When firefighters arrived, they found fire showing from the second floor of the home and requested mutual aid from the Muskegon Fire Department and Muskegon Township Fire Department.

Firefighters launched an aggressive attack on the fire floor, but conditions quickly worsened, trapping several crew members on the second floor, according to the fire department.

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