Body found following fire at Kentwood storage facility

KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — A body has been found following a fire Thursday evening at a storage facility in Kentwood, the Kentwood fire chief said.

Around 10:45 p.m., fire crews with the Kentwood and Cascade fire departments were sent to a storage facility in the area of Broadmoor Avenue SE and E Paris Avenue SE for a fire.

Responding fire crews found smoke coming from several units within one building. They quickly worked to extinguish the flames.

According to the Kentwood Fire Chief, a body was found. The name of the person has not been released. The Kentwood Police Department is investigating this as a suspicious death.

Several storage units were damaged by the smoke and fire, the fire department said.

It's unclear what caused the fire.

Anyone with information is asked to call Kentwood police at 616.698.6580 or Silent Observer at 616.774.2345.

The death and fire remain under investigation.