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.
Meet the man crazy enough to fix iconic light atop Penobscot in downtown Detroit
The red orb that towers 650 feet above the city will soon be lit up again.
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.
Eastern Market slaughterhouse threatened with closure amid animal cruelty violations
The Halal slaughterhouse that has been illegally filling a dumpster with rotting lamb carcasses has a history of other “egregious violations.”
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.
Rotting lamb carcasses from Eastern Market slaughterhouse spew out gag-inducing stench
The disposal is a serious health risk and a clear violation of state and federal law.
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,
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.