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10-year-old girl dies in Detroit apartment fire

By Steve Neavling on March 2, 2017   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

10-year-old girl dies in Detroit apartment fire

The girl’s mom couldn’t find her daughter in the flames and smoke.

Vacant Cass Corridor building demolished to make way for condos, high-end restaurant

By Steve Neavling on May 10, 2016   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Vacant Cass Corridor building demolished to make way for condos, high-end restaurant

Condos and a high-end restaurant will replace a long-abandoned apartment building in the Cass Corridor.

Detroit firefighter, 3 residents injured at second-alarm apartment blaze

By Steve Neavling on February 18, 2016   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire  

Detroit firefighter, 3 residents injured at second-alarm apartment blaze

The fire broke out in an occupied apartment building on Detroit’s northwest side.

Tenant eradicating bed bugs believed to have started 3-alarm blaze

By Steve Neavling on November 3, 2015   Fire, Headline, posts  

Tenant eradicating bed bugs believed to have started 3-alarm blaze

Three firefighters were injured trying to rescue residents.

Bronx Bar forced to close after neighboring facade collapses from lightning strike

By Steve Neavling on April 14, 2015   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Bronx Bar forced to close after neighboring facade collapses from lightning strike

Cascading bricks damaged the rear of the Cass Corridor watering hole.

Arson investigators thwarted by sudden demolition by Mayor Duggan administration

By Steve Neavling on February 26, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Arson investigators thwarted by sudden demolition by Mayor Duggan administration

The apartment made national news in 2011 when a lottery winner killed an Australian landlord outside of the building on Detroit’s east side.

Second-alarm fire in Detroit apartment leaves downtown, east side woefully underprotected

By Steve Neavling on February 24, 2015   Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Second-alarm fire in Detroit apartment leaves downtown, east side woefully underprotected

Making matters worse, two chiefs couldn’t respond because their trucks wouldn’t start.

Body found inside burning historic apartment building in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on December 22, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire  

Body found inside burning historic apartment building in Detroit

Firefighters found a body inside the historic El Tovar apartment building shortly before 9 p.m. tonight.

Leland Hotel fire nearly turned catastrophic because of faulty standpipes

By Steve Neavling on December 10, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Leland Hotel fire nearly turned catastrophic because of faulty standpipes

The former four-star hotel is now a dingy apartment with cheap rent.

Detroit firefighters find third burned body in one week

By Steve Neavling on June 3, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

Detroit firefighters find third burned body in one week

Two of the victims had been shot before being set on fire.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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