Detroit on Fire: 220+ houses, buildings burn in January; fire rigs malfunction
Despite Detroit’s population decline, fires continue to devour neighborhoods at a punishing rate,
We’re tracking every fire in Detroit in 2015 to provide unflinching look at crisis
Fires are ravaging neighborhoods, claiming lives and chasing residents out of the city.
Mystery: Fires break out in 7 houses on 1 block in Detroit
Investigators aren’t sure what caused the blazes, some of which broke out in occupied homes.
Sweeping survey of Highland Park reveals sobering reality of abandonment
An interactive map by Loveland Technologies shows every parcel with findings from the survey.
Up close: 8 most abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit
More than a third of the houses and buildings are vacant in eight Detroit neighborhoods.
Take before-and-after tour of Detroit’s most vacant neighborhood
Detroit’s most desolate area is in the shadow of the Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side, where entire blocks are overgrown parcels.
9 highlights from unprecedented study of Detroit’s blighted landscape
A task force charged with tackling blight released a sobering, unprecedented report today detailing the scope of decay in Detroit.