Fire breaks out Thursday morning at Pokagon Tribal property in Dowagiac
Posted: Aug 13, 2026 7:46 PM EDT
DOWAGIAC, Mich. -- The Dowagiac Fire Department was dispatched to the Pokagon Tribal property at 57781 Dailey Rd. The call came in at 4:25 a.m. on Thursday.
The fire started inside the doorway on the ground level and extended into the attic area and eventually to the roof of the building.
Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a large maintenance facility with heavy smoke and flames showing throughout approximately 40 percent of the building. Crews worked to extinguish the fire, and reported the fire was under control just after 5 a.m.
Firefighters remained on scene until after 6 a.m. for salvage and overhaul operations.
