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Up close: DTE, rotting trees to blame for many of Detroit’s wind-swept fires

By Steve Neavling on March 9, 2017   Fire, Headline  

Up close: DTE, rotting trees to blame for many of Detroit’s wind-swept fires

An abundance of dead trees and electrical lines suspended by old wooden posts are to blame for many of the dozens of fires that broke out in Detroit on Wednesday.

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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