Ironwood Fire Considered Suspicious

A building fire remains under investigation in Ironwood. The building, located at the corner of Aurora and Lowell Streets, caught fire on Wednesday claiming two lives, injuring 3 people, and leaving 1 still unaccounted for. Investigators yesterday recovered an unidentified body from inside the building. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the identity. Fire Marshals from Ironwood and the Michigan State Police, along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are continuing the investigation.

Authorities say three people were rescued from the second and third floor windows of the building which consists of businesses and apartments. Another person was pulled from the scene but was pronounced dead at the hospital.

According to ABC affiliate WDIO, authorities are also calling the fire suspicious in nature and are not able to confirm at this time whether the victims were residents of the building.

Schools in the area were also forced to close due to poor air quality and a resident of Ironwood says people are forced to drink bottled water right now because of the water system being affected due to the fire.