Man dies in house blaze just blocks from recently closed fire station
The city of Detroit has closed more than a third of Detroit’s fire stations since 2012, leaving neighborhoods without adequate protection.
Deadly fire rips through camper parked inside white picket fence in Detroit
Since at least 2007, the camper has served as a permanent home for a man who has meticulously maintained the yard and several gardens.
First week of February: Fires kill 2 brothers, burn 26 houses; rigs malfunction
Five fire rigs malfunctioned on the way to fires or at the scene, and at least two fire hydrants were broken, causing more extensive damage.
Detroit paramedics slow to respond to deadly fire; injured child waits 45 minutes for ambulance
Victims of two house fires waited between 25-45 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.
One child dead, another clings to life after EMS no-show at Detroit house fire
As two children lay unconscious from breathing heavy smoke when their west-side house caught fire this morninbg, paramedics never arrived.