The cause of a fire that damaged the David C. Brown Funeral Home on Sunday in Belleville still is under investigation by the Michigan State Police.
Four fire departments — Belleville, Van Buren Township, Romulus and Sumpter Township — responded to the fire at 460 E. Huron River Dr.
Nearly 45 firefighters arrived on the scene at 6:33 p.m. and the fire was put out around 9:15 p.m., according to Van Buren Fire Chief Dan Besson.
The fire, along with smoke and water, caused some damage but the building was not a total loss. There were no bodies inside of the funeral home at the time.
“Probably about 30 percent of the building was involved,” Besson said. “There were no families there for viewing at the time so we’re pretty fortunate for that.”
Besson said one Van Buren firefighter was transported to Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital for dehydration but no one else was injured.
The total damage loss has not been determined yet.