Firefighters battled a massive fire at a Roscommon County lumber yard Tuesday.
The Denton Township Fire Department says they responded to a fire at Penney’s Lumber just before eight Tuesday morning.
Fire Chief Paul Tiepel says, “When we first arrived, it was the back part of the lumber yard and was fully involved at that time, so it was a manner of getting resources here, manpower, water.”
While on scene Michigan State Police troopers were requested by Denton Township FD to have DTE shut off a natural gas meter that was burning on the front of Penney’s Lumber and at a burning vacant lot in the neighboring trailer park. DTE only had one crew member on scene to dig up the gas line. Troopers grabbed their shovels and started digging to locate the gas line. A deputy from the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with the dig.
Penney’s Lumber has been there since 1946. The fire also spread to two homes.