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  • Fire destroys barn in Napoleon Township [do it yourself electric car]

    08/20/2012 5:50:50 PM PDT · by cripplecreek · 25 replies
    Mlive.com ^ | Monday, August 20, 2012 | Lauryn Schroeder
    NAPOLEON TWP., MI -- A man using a solder iron Monday afternoon to work on his vehicle accidentally caught the pole barn he was working in on fire, destroying it and its contents. Dick Atkins of Napoleon Township said he was working in a pole barn at his home on Cady Road on Monday trying to change a Buick into an electric vehicle. Capt. Nate Michael of the Napoleon Township Fire Department said Atkins told him the iron became hot in his hands, he threw it down and tried to kick it away. A fire started, and Atkins called 911....