By Jackie Smith
mlive.com
SCOTTSVILLE, Mich. — Emergency crews were called to a fire with people trapped inside an apartment building late Monday when Mason County law enforcement arrived and quickly jumped into action.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Department shared body cam video of the incident on its Facebook page Tuesday, April 8 . The call came at around 9:50 p.m. Monday, April 7, at Glendale Apartments in the city of Scottsville.
Police said two Mason County patrol deputies were the first to arrive at 9:51 p.m. and found individuals trapped on second-floor balconies. Several residents were ultimately treated at the scene by LIFE EMS and at Corewell Hospital , police said, and no fatalities were reported.
In the video shared on social media, an official identified as Sgt. Adam Claveau can be seen asking a resident to pass their child down from the second story before rushing back to his vehicle and backing up an agency pickup truck to reach them.
Along with Deputy Matt Moss and Michigan State Police Trooper Mansour, multiple individuals were extracted from their apartments and down onto the back of the vehicle, police said.
“You’re good, sweetie,” an official can be heard saying to a young, distressed child toward the beginning of a nearly three-minute clip. Nearby smoke can be seen pouring out of the structure.
After helping down two children at the first balcony, an official says, “On to the next.”
According to police, the fire is believed to have started in a first-floor apartment with heavy smoke upstairs forcing residents who could not reach their front doors to their balconies.
Also on scene were Ludington police, firefighters from Scottsville, Ludington , and Pere Marquette and Custer townships, Mason County’s victim services unit and Mason County Red Cross , Scottsville public works crews and the Fountain Area Fire Auxiliary.
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