ANN ARBOR – Fluffy cottonwood seeds spread flames throughout an Ann Arbor neighborhood during a house fire last week. Ann Arbor Battalion Fire Chief Matthew Hughes said he’s never seen anything like ...

SPRINGVILLE — Fire ripped through one house Thursday and damaged another, and neighbors believe cottonwood seeds on the ground contributed to the spread of the fire from the yard. "There was just ...

For more than 30 years, Bob Kasper has been known to decorate his Chicago Ridge home with handmade Christmas decorations, which he stored on the second floor of his garage. On May 30, a cottonwood ...

Those fluffy cottonwood seeds floating through the air proved difficult for the Ann Arbor Fire Department. The seeds made a house fire go from bad to worse.