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Firefighter falls through floor while battling Livonia house fire

Night scene: firefighters tackling a house fire, emergency red lights illuminating the damaged structure.
On the scene of a Livonia house fire on March 25, 2026.
Luke Sloan/WWJ


LIVONIA (WWJ) -- It was a close call for a Livonia firefighter, but there were no injuries reported in a house fire in Livonia, Wednesday morning.

Officials said the fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. at a home on Melrose, near Merriman and Joy roads.

There was a huge response from firefighters, and one fell through the floor into the basement prompting a mayday call

The firefighter was rescued, and is OK, officials said.

The home was vacant, and a neighborhood told WWJ Newsradio 950 that is recently had been sold.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.