Email: Heidelberg Project director suspects arsonists want land, turns over surveillance
The ATF and Detroit’s arson squad are investigating the fires after the sixth house was destroyed by an intentionally set blaze.
The ATF and Detroit’s arson squad are investigating the fires after the sixth house was destroyed by an intentionally set blaze.
An arson squad was en route to investigate.
The damage occurred after Grosse Pointe Park officials acknowledged at a public meeting recently that they may back out of an agreement with Mayor Mike Duggan to remove the sheds.
Works is beginning on the $140 million M-1 Rail for streetcars and laying groundwork for a new $450 million Red Wings arena.
Battling fires is a constant struggle in a city with thousands of malfunctioning fire hydrants, an inadequate number of firefighters and 85,000 abandoned structures.
The children – ages 4, 6, 8 and 11 – were home alone when the fire broke out at 5236 Cecil.
The Detroit Medical Society claimed it had no idea the house was up for foreclosure and said members invested more than $400,000 into the building.
Fire tore through the house on Heidelberg Street after investigators believe the home was doused in gas.
After enduring decades of abandonment and vandalism, the Packard Plant is coming back to life.
Bidding ends today on two art-festooned houses and a vacant lot adorned with installations.