Detroit firefighters find third burned body in one week
Two of the victims had been shot before being set on fire.
Columnist: Surreal silence falls over fire scene on Detroit’s west side
Then came a sound that cut through the relative silence of a scene that should’ve been more chaotic than it actually was.
Two Detroit firefighters, civilian injured in crash on east side
The accident occurred at the intersection of E. Robinwood and Joseph Campau at 1:28 p.m.
Night of hell: Arsonists burn 5 houses, apartment building in 1 sad block of Detroit
If you count the drug house and squatters, W. Robinwood has eight occupied houses, and the remaining 82 lots are either empty or have abandoned, dilapidated houses.
Toxic fire breaks out at oil company complex in Detroit this morning
Firefighters declared a level 2 hazmat situation after a 400-gallon tank of diesel ruptured inside the building at 4:20 a.m.
Photos: Saying goodbye to fire-ravaged First Unitarian Church in Detroit
The mood was somber as preservationists and parishioners sang a hymn, prayed, listened to somber horns and clutched candles.
Historic Detroit church ravaged by fire to host final service tonight
Investigators believe the 124-year-old church was intentionally ignited shortly before 6:30 a.m. May 10.
Video: Historic Detroit church engulfed in flames by time firefighters arrived
Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Avenue near downtown was intentionally set.
Who would burn down historic church adjacent to Detroit’s new Red Wings arena?
Suspicion fell almost immediately on the church’s owner, Salim Kemenko, a property speculator who has wanted to demolish the building but was prohibited from doing so.
Photo gallery: Suspicious blaze devours historic church near downtown Detroit
I arrived at the blaze on Woodward near downtown shortly after the first engine made the scene at 6:20 a.m. Flames were already busting through every window.