The Niles Township Fire Department worked a structure fire in the 1600 block of Cedar Point Drive in Niles Thursday evening.

Firefighter Josh Sherrick said his department was initially dispatched for a smoke investigation at around 6 p.m.

Sherrick said he noticed smoke coming from behind a door to a bedroom and located the fire.

It took about 30 minutes to get it under control. The fire caused approximately $25,000 worth of damage and most of it was to the bedroom.

Sherrick said the resident had been burning leaves and that an ember might have caused the fire.

Niles City Fire, Clay Fire, Edwardsburg Fire, Bertrand Township Fire, Howard Township Fire and SMCAS assisted.

Niles Township also responded to the following calls March 11-20:

 

March 11

9:32 p.m. — S. 3rd/Ontario, accident

 

March 12

3:22 a.m. — 1900 block S. 13th, structure fire

9:39 a.m. — S. 11th/US-12, accident

Noon — S. 11th/Bell, accident

5:40 p.m. — S. 3rd/Fulkerson, accident

 

March 13

6:20 p.m. — 2100 block Miller, service call

 

March 15

5:38 p.m. — 1800 block Ontario, false alarm

 

March 16

12:49 a.m. — 2300 block Emerald, natural gas leak

 

March 18

11:39 a.m. — 1700 block Bond, carbon monoxide

11:52 a.m. — 1900 block S. 15th, carbon monoxide

2:43 p.m. — US-31 bypass mile marker 7, grass fire

9:17 p.m. — 1200 block S. Fair Oaks, carbon monoxide

 

March 19

6:14 p.m. — 1600 block Cedar Point, structure fire

 

March 20

9:51 a.m. — 2400 block Thomas, electrical fire

4:30 p.m. — 1500 block S. 11th, structure fire

10:37 p.m. — 2900 block White Oaks, false alarm