Private contractors endanger lives, homes by mishandling hydrants in Detroit
The city of Detroit issued about 480 permits last year for private users to tap into hydrants but did nothing to ensure the fire plugs were properly used.
Detroit explains why water was shut off at homes with up-to-date bills
“Clearly, this should not have happened and DWSD is now in the process of reviewing this list to ensure such an error does not happen in the future,” DWSD spokesman Greg Eno said.
Oops! Detroit shuts off water to homeowners with up-to-date bills
The city is trying to determine how many people improperly lost their water this week.
City: Releasing records of broken hydrants would ‘start a mass fire’
Mayor Duggan’s administration has declined to release public records on broken hydrants.
Exclusive: Detroit neglects hundreds of hydrants in downtown and neighborhoods
Firefighters are losing control of fires because many streets have no working hydrants.
Leland Hotel fire nearly turned catastrophic because of faulty standpipes
The former four-star hotel is now a dingy apartment with cheap rent.
State-controlled DPS neglects schools as they flood, get hammered by thieves
Detroit Public Schools has an ugly history of failing to safeguard its abandoned properties, but the problem is worsening at an alarming rate.
City pays millions to private contractor with chronic problems, probes death threats
The Detroit construction firm was accused of causing a preventable death while working for the city, and then made death threats of their own this weekend.
Wurlitzer still crumbling, but Mayor Duggan helps coffee shop with water
A judge and attorney who own the dilapidated Wurlitzer high-rise continue to defy orders to remove shedding bricks and masonry.
Help on way for downtown coffee shop forced to use water from hydrant
A crew on Wednesday will begin removing bricks and masonry that are hanging loosely from the Wurlitzer high-rise next door on Broadway Street.