Novi FD saves disabled man from house fire
Wheelchair-bound man pulled from home seconds before roof collapses

NOVI - Multiple Novi Fire Department units responded to a house fire on Wintergreen Circle just south of Ten Mile Road on Tuesday evening shortly after 8:00 p.m. after several neighbors called 9-1-1.

Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene within minutes to find a two-story, single-family home engulfed in flames. Upon their arrival, firefighters were told that a disabled man may be inside.

Firefighters entered the home and rescued the wheelchair-bound man. He was subsequently transported to the U of M Burn Center in Ann Arbor. The roof appears to have collapsed just seconds after firefighters rescued the man.

A Novi firefighter who rescued the man was taken to Providence Park Hospital in Novi. His injuries are non-life-threatening.

The Novi Fire Department brought the fire under control, and received assistance from the Lyon Township Fire Department. Novi FD remained on the scene for several additional hours to ensure the fire was extinguished.

The home, located on Wintergreen Circle just south of Ten Mile Road and west of Taft Road, behind St. James Church, appears to be a total loss.

The fire is under investigation by the Novi Fire Department, in cooperation with the Oakland County Sherriff’s Office.

UPDATE: As of Wednesday afternoon, officials report that the Novi firefighter is doing well and should be released from the hospital today, and that the disabled man is still in critical condition at the University Of Michigan Hospital.

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