A former native TV information anchor watched her home go up in flames as firefighters battled a huge blaze that could be seen from miles away.
Former WOOD TV8 anchor Michele DeSelms lost her home in a fire that tore through the residence in Plainfield Township, Mich., according to WOOD-TV.
Multiple fire departments rushed to the scene around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday after reports of a blaze at the home, not far from Grand Rapids.
Former WOOD TV8 anchor Michele DeSelms lost her home in a fire in Plainfield Township, Michigan. X / @MicheleDeSelms
By the time crews arrived, the home was already closely engulfed in flames, the Plainfield Township Fire Department instructed the station.
DeSelms said everyone inside the home escaped safely.
A canine there also made it out without damage.
DeSelms instructed WOOD-TV that renovations were underway at the property when the fire broke out.
Dramatic pictures from the scene confirmed thick smoke billowing into the sky as firefighters labored to include the blaze.
The smoke plume was seen for miles across the Grand Rapids space. A digicam positioned in downtown Grand Rapids — roughly 10 miles from the scene — captured a towering column of smoke rising above the horizon.
Smoke billows from DeSelms’ Plainfield Township home as a fire destroyed the residence on Wednesday. WOOD TV
Renovations were underway at DeSelms’ home when the it burned down, according to WOOD-TV. Plainfield Township Fire Department
Authorities did not immediately decide the cause of the inferno.
Firefighters from several surrounding communities responded to help.
Crews from Algoma Township, Alpine Township, Cannon Township, Sparta and Rockford joined Plainfield Township smoke eaters at the scene as they labored to carry the fire under control.
The fire drew vital consideration across the space because of the giant quantity of smoke and because the house owner is a acquainted face to many viewers in western Michigan.
DeSelms labored at WOOD TV8 from 2020 to 2023, serving first as group strategy supervisor before anchoring the station’s 7 p.m. newscast. X / @MicheleDeSelms
DeSelms labored at WOOD TV8 from 2020 to 2023.
Investigators have not yet said where the fire began or whether the renovation work underway at the home could have performed any position.
The cause stays under investigation.
The Post has sought remark from DeSelms and the native fire division.
