Owner killed in shop fire

A man died from severe burns he suffered when the workshop for his tree care business caught fire on July 14, 2021, in Jackson County, Michigan.

Lonnie Miller, owner of Lonnie’s Hauling & Tree Service in Henrietta Township, died July 28 from complications of thermal burns he suffered during the July 14 fire.

In the aftermath of the fire, Miller was taken to the University of Michigan Hospital with second-and third-degree burns to about 60% of his body. The building was destroyed by the fire, according to a www.mlive.com report.

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