Hazardous fire in Detroit burns at least 80 minutes before residents warned

As heavy yellow and orange smoke from a burning Family Dollar blanketed an east-side neighborhood in Detroit on Saturday, firefighters declared a Hazmat situation.

But police, who are responsible for warning residents of a hazardous contamination, took more than 80 minutes to show up.

The fire broke out at 3:40 p.m. at Joseph Campau and E. McNichols, blanketing the area in an odd-colored smoke. Crowds gathered around the fire, and cars drove across hoses on the street.

Nearly an hour after firefighters arrived, a fire official told dispatchers that police needed “to tell the residents to make sure they have all of their windows and doors closed.”
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The first officer arrived at 5 p.m. and was tasked with traffic control.

The blaze prompted a second alarm, drawing more than 40 firefighters to the scene.
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The building collapsed at 4:38 p.m., and several small fires broke out nearby from embers and excessive heat.
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Budget cuts have left the police department with an alarmingly understaffed force that often takes more than an hour to respond to fire scenes. buy lipitor generic https://medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/generic/lipitor.html no prescription

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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