LEONI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - Firefighters in Leoni Township battled a fire inside a home Thursday morning, officials say.

On Thursday, just before 830 a.m., crews were sent to the 4400 block of Donnelly Road for reports of smoke coming from the roof of a home. There, firefighters found an active fire inside the home.

An elderly woman would be evacuated and taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety firefighter would also sustain minor injuries.

The family living in the home is now displaced, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Officials say swift aid from Jackson, Summit, and Grass Lake prevented serious damage.

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