07/13/2026
The Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment building fire yesterday afternoon at approximately 12:45 p.m. in the 2800 block of Williamson Rd. Initial calls indicated that flames were seen, and it was undetermined if people were still inside. We immediately requested a 2nd alarm, which activated Buena Vista, Frankenmuth, and Spaulding. A 3rd alarm was requested shortly thereafter, which activated City of Saginaw and Birch Run and a truck from Frankenmuth. Finally,a 4th alarm brought crews to the scene from Taymouth and James Townships.
The fire caused extensive damage to two apartments on the third floor of a three-story complex housing 12 units. There was additional water and smoke damage to five other apartments. The fourteen occupants of the seven apartments were displaced and assisted by the American Red Cross. Two residents were checked for smoke inhalation. No firefighters were injured. Heat stress from the high temperatures was our biggest concern.
We would like to thank the neighboring residents and responding law enforcement officers for going apartment to apartment to evacuate the building when the first smoke was seen.
We would like to thank all of the mutual aid partners for their assistance. We would also like to thank the law enforcement officers for their work initially to evacuate the building and even establish a water supply. We would like to thank MMR for the standby and the attention they paid to our firefighters, making sure they were hydrated and not affected by heat exhaustion.
Consumers Energy for helping secure power, and of course the American Red Cross for their quick response and helping each of the affected occupants. Finally, we would like to thank Saginaw County 911 and Saginaw County Coordination for making sure we had fresh personnel plus additional coverage for all the communities that had been depleted.
The fire is still under investigation. No foul play is suspected at this time.
