Detroit’s response to mock plane crash at airport was a disaster
A mock crash landing at Detroit’s city airport was nothing short of a disaster Tuesday, raising serious questions about the city’s preparedness for a real catastrophe.
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.
Take before-and-after tour of Detroit’s most vacant neighborhood
Detroit’s most desolate area is in the shadow of the Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side, where entire blocks are overgrown parcels.
Detroit Bus Co. offers $12 rides to airport for Thanksgiving travelers
It sure beats the price of a cab or parking your car at the airport for a few days.
Black smoke prevents neighbors from saving elderly woman in second fatal fire this weekend in Detroit
The smoke was too thick, suffocating and disorienting to reach the 83-year-old woman in her bedroom.