3 people dead after fire at adult foster care facility in Redford Township

Three people are dead after a fire at an adult foster care facility in Redford Township, Michigan, on Saturday morning, according to the community's fire chief.

Crews who responded to the blaze on the 15000 block of Woodbine Avenue initially saw flames and heavy smoke coming from the facility. Redford Township Fire Chief Chris Mayes said firefighters found the three people, whose ages have yet to be disclosed, dead inside the home while they were searching the residence and battling the fire.

Two other individuals inside the home at the time of the incident were able to escape safely, Mayes said. 

Investigators are working to learn the cause of the fire and where it started.

Patrick Tansey, who lives nearby, says the home was filled with great people.

"He would come over all the time to the fence and have conversations with us. Luckily, I know he was one of the people who did get out today," Tansey said.

He told CBS News Detroit his dogs got him and his children to safety with the flames just feet away from his home.

"Luckily, one of my dogs jumped out of my son's bed. He looked out the window and the flames were higher than my house," Tansey said.

Firefighters from the neighboring Michigan communities of Livonia and Southfield helped the Redford Township Fire Department during the incident.