ALGOMA TOWNSHIP — Authorities are calling two separate fires that started on a property in Algoma Township Friday morning suspicious.
The fires broke out around 7 a.m. in the 12000 block of Algoma Avenue between 14 Mile and 15 Mile roads in Algoma Township, north of Rockford.
Algoma Township Fire Chief Troy Guerra said authorities determined the fires were started inside a barn and house on the property. Authorities originally said there were three separate fires, but upon further investigation determined the barn fire spread to a shed.
"It's a complete loss inside [the house]. Basically the lower floor was on fire and extended up into the attic so basically half the house is a total loss and the other half is heat and fire damage," Guerra said.
Guerra said the fire is being investigated as suspicious because of a "bunch of suspicious stuff in nature" found during fighting the fire.
All are within in yards of each other, but firefighters said they don't know which was started first.
Firefighters on scene told 24 Hour News 8 that there no reports of injuries.