Deadly firebombing caps wild 3-day Angels’ Night
Perhaps most eye-opening wasn’t the number of fires but the fallouts from budget cuts.
Firebombing, injured firefighter set tone for Angels’ Night
The west-side house was occupied by a baby, two children and two adults.
Heidelberg Project rebuilds after fire claims eclectic home
It was the second fire to strike the world-famous art installation on Detroit’s east side in the past year.
Fire station without power since Friday in southwest Detroit
Engine 48 is one of the most important lines of defense against a fire at the Marathon refinery and provides protection to tens of thousands of people in southwest Detroit.
Detroit investigates just 20% of suspicious fires, underreports arson
Failures in the Fire Department are prompting calls for Fire Commissioner Don Austin to retire.
Security guard asleep while arsonist sets building ablaze
Firefighters were shocked to find two men asleep in a car outside of the burning building.
Arson investigators a no-show at Detroit fire-bombing
The apartment building was severely damaged, displacing more than 20 residents.
Police, ambulances unable to respond to weekend emergencies
The public will never learn about most failures to respond.
Councilman got wish: Historic club gutted
An effort to save the historic University Club would devolve into a discussion of slave institutions and the Holocaust.
Owner: Liquor store closed for “break” when it erupted on fire, injuring 2 firefighters in Detroit
“We don’t know what happened,” the owner said in broken English. “We were on our way back and saw the fire in the front. It could have been anything.”