 "Mike Tingley, the homeowner, stands with his daughter as they watch the Grand Blanc Fire Department put out a garage fire with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich., on Monday evening, July 3, 2017.")
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich.
![The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.]( "The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.")
![The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.]( "The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.")
![The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.]( "The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.")
![The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.]( "The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.")
A Michigan man who tried to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from his garage ended up burning the building down instead.
MLive reports crews responding to the home in Grand Blanc Township on Monday saw fireworks shooting into the sky from the burning garage. No one was injured.
Grand Blanc Fire Chief Bob Burdette says the homeowner was trying to use a smoke bomb to get a bees’ nest out of the garage.
Homeowner Mike Tingley says that while he’s sad about his garage, he’s happy the incident wasn’t worse.
Tingley says “everyone is safe and that’s the main thing.”
The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.
Shannon Millard
AP
The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.
Shannon Millard
AP
The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.
Shannon Millard
AP
The Grand Blanc Fire Department responds to a garage fire Monday evening, July 3, 2017, with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. The homeowner attempted to use fireworks to remove a bees’ nest from the building, fire officials said.
Shannon Millard
AP
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