Bronx Bar reopens after lightning strike caused downpour of bricks
The Bronx Bar has reopened after bricks from a neighboring apartment crashed through the rear of the building, damaging the kitchen and bathroom late last week.
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.
New housing, Joe Louis-themed restaurant to revive old Brewster projects area
A group of local investors came up with $50 million to finance the redevelopment, which will pay homage to Joe Louis and the history of the now-demolished Brewster-Douglass housing projects.
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.
City of Detroit threatens John K. King bookstore over building banners
The city is threatening to take legal action if the book store doesn’t remove two banners from its iconic warehouse.
Blaze rips through 4 houses while ladder truck catches fire
Detroit’s aging rigs are breaking down at a frightening rate.
February: Fires broke out in 163 structures, killing at least 5 people as rigs break down
Fires burned longer and caused more damage because of inoperable hydrants and the rapidly declining condition of the city’s rigs.
18 notable buildings in Detroit with out-of-service hydrants
The broken hydrants protect homes, schools, historic buildings, apartment high-rises, downtown skyscrapers, libraries, gas stations, churches and more.