Detroit’s failing fleet of engines and trucks responded to more than 150 suspicious fires in houses, businesses, apartment buildings, schools and churches in the busiest month yet this year.
The vote comes after intense pressure from Mayor Mike Duggan, who denied playing a role.
The towering art deco David Stott Building in downtown Detroit was submerged in two stories of water Wednesday in what looks like yet another cautionary tale of abandonment.
The buildings’ fate remains entangled in a potential legal battle with preservationists and Detroit City Council.
An interactive map by Loveland Technologies shows every parcel with findings from the survey.
We are blogging details of every fire during Angels’ Night tonight to gauge the Detroit’s response and the severity of the arsons.
The Detroit Fire Department is searching for a brazen arsonist or arsonists who are believed to be behind enormous fires on the west-side.
The mayor personally apologized to some of the building owners who received citations.
Photographer Robert Monaghan captured this video showing the devastation caused by scrappers.
Detroit firefighters battled more than 80 fires – most suspicious – in houses, businesses, garages, apartment buildings, a school and a church.