Manhole covers explode as underground fire spread in downtown Detroit
“It’s starting to go from manhole to manhole,” a firefighter told dispatchers.
Tanker explosion reveals dangerous deficiency in Detroit Fire Department
When Detroit firefighters arrived to a massive fire from a tanker explosion near downtown on I-75 this weekend, there was little they could do but wait. And wait. And wait.
Arsons spike in April, damaging or destroying 142 houses, buildings in Detroit
The fires spread and damaged more than two dozen neighboring houses, in no small part due to delays caused by broken hydrants and malfunctioning rigs.
Houses disappear around broken hydrant in neglected Detroit neighborhood
Detroit has ignored a broken hydrant for a year or more on a neglected block where six houses have burned to the ground and recently risked the lives of firefighters.
Highland Park firefighters risk lives over turf battle with Detroit
A Highland Park fire official also recently endangered the lives of his fellow firefighters by demanding they not leave a burning house until a fire was out.
Apartments built out of shipping containers springing up in Detroit
The grandson of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright is the chief architect.
Saving lives: EMS response times plummet under Mayor Duggan’s watch
For the first time in decades, the city is sending firefighters to medical scenes.
See details, photos of all 257 structure fires in Detroit in March
This is part of a yearlong project to document every fire in Detroit, where the arson rate is the highest in the nation.
March: 250+ fires in houses, buildings as arsonists grow bolder, hydrants break
Rigs broke down, hydrants malfunctioned and arsonists grew bolder in March, the most destructive month yet this year in Detroit.
Detroit reveals plan to fix Fire Department, but is it enough?
Long-awaited help is on the way for the beleaguered Detroit Fire Department.