Fire destroys home on Sheldon Road with no injuries on June 29

There were no injuries in the fire that destroyed a home on Sheldon Road in Van Buren Township around 7:08 p.m. on June 29, but a family with eight children was sent to a hotel to stay with everything they owned lost in the blaze – except what was out in the backyard.
Fire Chief Dave McInally said his fire fighters were first on the scene and there was a hydrant that was out of service, but they were able to put out the fire immediately with the water on the truck.
Backup came from fire departments in Belleville and Sumpter Township.
Chief McInally said that was the same night as the fireworks in Van Buren Township and he had crews at the scene of the fireworks, but also had a team to cover the rest of the township.
Belleville Assistant Fire Chief Chris Zweng said Channel 2 news thought the fire was in Belleville and broadcast that information, but it was in the township, but right next to Victoria Commons in Belleville.
Chief McInally said there was significant damage to the home and one room was destroyed. The fire inspector said the start was electrically oriented, but it was unknown whether it was from wiring in a ceiling fan or a wall outlet.
He said the door to that room was open, so the fire spread.
Martha Dejesus told Channel 2 news that she and her partner Jacob Hixson have eight children, all girls, ranging in age from six months to 14 years. She said the family also suffered from flood damage last August.
She speculated that faulty wiring in a ceiling fan in one of their daughters’ bedrooms caused the blaze.
At the time of the fire, the family was away from the home attending a birthday party for one of the girls who was turning eight. Hixon’s mother was at home alone and heard the smoke alarms go off and was able to get out.
The family now is looking for help from the community and the biggest thing they need is clothes for the girls.
The gofundme page is at https://www.gofundme.com/f/guqgr-urgent-support-for-family-after-devastatingfire?qid=34ad4af9777ab61f9dcc657cce32c93b
Their phone number is (734) 363-4206. for those wishing to donate supplies.
Mobile home fire
Chief McInally said at 8:41 a.m., also on June 29, Van Buren Township fire fighters responded to a mobile home fire on North Ponderosa Trail in the mobile home park on Belleville Road. He said the mobile home, owned by a single male, was destroyed.
Mutual aid on this fire came from Romulus, Canton, and Belleville fire departments.