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PREVENTING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

• Service all heating systems and all gas-, oil- or coal-burning appliances by a technician annually.

• Install a battery-operated and electric-powered carbon monoxide detector in your home and check or replace the battery when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. If the detector sounds, leave your home immediately and call 911.

• Contact a doctor if you believe you have carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Do not use gas-powered devices such as a generator, grill or stove inside your home, basement or near a near a window or door. Generators should be operated more than 15 feet from the home.

• Do not run any gas-powered motor inside a closed structure, such as a garage.

• Do not heat a home with a gas oven.

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Northville Township firefighters brave brutal conditions to extinguish house fire

No injuries were reported in the aftermath of a Jan. 20 Northville Township house fire that caused "significant" damage to a structure located in the 16000 Block of Forest Drive, according to township Fire Chief Brent Siegel. In addition to the blaze, township firefighters had to endure brutally cold conditions that included sub-zero wind chills.

No injuries were sustained in a New Year's Day fire that gutted a Plymouth Township house on Shefield Court, just west of NorthRidge Church. Firefighting crews from Plymouth Township, Northville Township, Canton Township and the city of Northville extinguished the blaze approximately two hours after a 9-1-1 call was received by Plymouth Township dispatchers at 2:14 a.m. Jan.

Livonia firefighter Adam Pryor works to free the mechanic trapped between two semi tires in Plymouth on Jan. 17, 2019. The Livonia Fire Department assisted the Plymouth Twp. Fire Department in the rescue. (Photo: Capt.

Heavy smoke and fire damage was reported after a fire Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Farmington Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. Farmington Public Safety officers responded at about 9:30 a.m. to the KFC, 20740 Farmington Road, to find heavy smoke coming from the roof. A single employee was evacuated from the building. Employees at Magic Cleaners located next door were also evacuated.

The Novi police and fire departments joined forces for a special mission Dec. 8, to host the Novi Youth Assistance's Shop With a Hero holiday shopping spree. Nine lucky students were sponsored by the Novi Police and Fire Benevolent Association. Target also donated gift cards and goody bags for each student.

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