Underreporting arsons? Fire Department to change figures after our report
Detroit is about to rejoin the nation’s leaders in arsons after we revealed last week that the city dramatically underreported the crimes to the FBI.
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.
Detroit Fire Department wildly underreports arsons to FBI; investigates tiny fraction of fires
The city’s numbers are incredibly misleading and represent just a small fraction of the arson fires that are decimating neighborhoods, claiming lives and accelerating the exodus of residents.
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.
Daring rescue by Detroit firefighters saves squatter from boarded-up house
The boarded-up brick house was oozing black smoke when a neighbor told arriving Detroit firefighters that a squatter may be inside.
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,
January: A list of all 220+ structure fires with photos, breakdowns
The following is a list of every destructive fire in a house, apartment, business or other building in Detroit in January 2015. This does not include small kitchen fires or nondestructive appliance mishaps. Car, garage and rekindles are not included. Buy premarin 0.625mg This information was collected by Motor City Muckraker using dispatch reports, run sheets, […]
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.
Numerous explosions force evacuations, second-alarm in downtown Detroit
Firefighters evacuated an office building and cordoned off a section of downtown Detroit this morning after several explosions caused a fire in the high-rise and prompted concerns of more widespread problems.