Cause of Shelby Manor Fire Remains Unknown; Repairs Could Take 8 Months or More
Around 90 senior residents lost their homes and many of their belongings when a Nov. 17 fire ripped through their apartment complex in Shelby Township.
With repairs now underway, some of the residents displaced by the Nov. 17 fire at Shelby Manor Senior Community may be able to return to their apartments as early as April, but most will find themselves waiting until September or later. Approximately 90 senior citizens, many immobile and wheel-chair bound, had to be evacuated and even rescued from their balconies Nov. 17 when a fire broke out in Building B of the independent senior complex on Schoenherr Road, just north of Hall Road. The fire was contained to four units, but the entire building sustained extensive water and smoke damage, which apartment manager Laurie Hepburn estimates could take upwards of eight months to repair. While the exact cause and origin of the blaze remains …
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Veronica Olson
6:15 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
It was very sad to see srs desplaced by the Shelby Manor fire still living at hotels in the Utica area during the Christmas holidays. Many are still floundering and are incapable to cope as their lives have been turned upside down. Hoping Shelby Manor repairs begin in earnest soon. more ›