Man, 11-year-old daughter, escape safely after house fire in Grosse Pointe Park

A Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, man and his 11-year-old daughter escaped safely after he realized early Wednesday that there was a fire in their home.

The fire was discovered shortly before 7 a.m. in the second story of the home on Wayburn Street, near Vernor Highway.

"I heard something, then I started smelling smoke," Pierre Vinson said as he stood outside. Once he noticed there was a fire, he alerted his 11-year-old daughter and called 911.

"I wanted to make sure my daughter was all right," he added.

Vinson said he tried to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived, but the fire was too much to work with.

First responder agencies on scene included Grosse Pointe Park Fire Department, Grosse Pointe Fire and Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department.

The Grosse Point Park Department of Public Safety said that after the fire was out, the first responders were able to retrieve some personal items for the family.

The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation, the fire department said Friday.