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.
Driver killed in attempted carjacking near downtown over weekend
Police said the man was driving a Mustang when the gunmen demanded the 31-year-old get out of the car.
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.
Americans remember 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones on 5th anniversary of death
Aiyana was trending on Twitter this weekend, prompting planned protests in Philadelphia today and Harlem on Monday.
Sen. Virgil Smith dodged 3rd drunken driving charge despite high BAC
Just nine months before former state Rep. Virgil Smith won a Senate seat in Lansing in 2010, his life was about to fall apart.
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.