- A fire driven by the wind destroyed a building belonging to Dan’s Excavating Service Inc. and Housing King Water Wells in Grant.
- Thursday fire, powered by strong winds, was fought by 16 fire services.
The operators of a Newaygo county company whose building was reduced to rubble in a massive wind fire on Thursday, said they were still at work and operating.
The crews “remain hard at work despite this reverse”. Dan’s excavating service Inc., 51 E. 120TH ST. EN To agreesaid in a Facebook publication on Friday.
“We would like to thank all the firefighters and departments that came to the call this evening. I cannot even start listing all the departments that answered the call and helped limit damage. Our police, EMS, EMS, power and gas companies have our gratitude, “said the company in a previous article.
The firefighters of 16 departments were called shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the fire which left a building used by a excavation company and an ash ash drilling company.
Obstacle to subsidies Firefighter chief Dean Bouwkamp said on Friday that no one had been injured in the fire, driven by winds approached by 50 mph.
“It’s a victory for me,” he said.
Bouwkamp said that the part of the complex rented to the drilling company had “a little equipment” inside, including trucks. Royal water wells Lists the same address as its location in Grant, as well as offices in Pentwater and Rockford.
The excavation company had various stored equipment, said Bouwkamp.
The office building of the excavation company, about 30 feet from the structure was saved, said the chief.
Bouwkamp said he had received the distribution call at 7:08 p.m. and arrived before 7:12 p.m. to find the “fully involved” building.
“It was gone to the races,” he said. “It was pretty fast.”
National Weather Service reports indicate that Winds in Newaygo, north of Grant, reached 46 MPH just before 11 p.m. Thursday. Muskegon, to the west, reported gusts up to 52 mph.
Spencer Telkamp, CEO of the excavation company, called the fire, said Bouwkamp. Telkamp, whose father Dan Telkamp founded the business, did not even see flames when he made the initial call, added the chief.
In a Friday afternoon Message on facebook, Dan’s excavations thanked the supporters and firefighters.
“A few minutes before 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2025; Dan’s Excavating Service, Inc. experienced a serious fire on our campus. By reflecting on this difficult event, the Dig Force team wants the community to know that we are happy to point out No, one was injured during this event;
In addition to the department of grant objects, the firefighters from all the county of Newaygo and several of the neighboring counties helped to fight the fire. Bouwkamp did not immediately have a full list.
“We were lucky to have so much help,” said Bouwkamp.
Bouwkamp said that the 120th street was closed and that traffic was transported through the college parking lot west of the fire location. The fire equipment was installed in the lot of the college and the oil tankers closed the water from a fire pair.
“There was an event in college,” he said. “A lot was going on.”