Photos: Saying goodbye to fire-ravaged First Unitarian Church in Detroit
The mood was somber as preservationists and parishioners sang a hymn, prayed, listened to somber horns and clutched candles.
Historic Detroit church ravaged by fire to host final service tonight
Investigators believe the 124-year-old church was intentionally ignited shortly before 6:30 a.m. May 10.
Good Samaritan: Detroiter holds arsonist at gunpoint until police arrive
Detroiters are fed up with crime and taking back the streets.
Detroit firefighters can’t catch break: Rig gets stuck, then breaks down
The Detroit Fire Department’s aging and battered ladder trucks have been breaking down faster than mechanics can fix them.
PJ’s Lager House: ‘Show must go on’ after fire in Corktown
The tenants, who escaped unharmed, tried to save their three cats but it was too late.
Highland Park firefighters rescue 4 from burning home but denied aid from Detroit
Highland Park firefighters were overmatched by the three-house blaze on Tuxedo.
Detroit Fire Commissioner Jackson resigning because of life-threatening condition
Jackson’s sudden departure is sad news for a department that has almost universally supported its new leader, described as tough, smart and effective.
Police catch girls, ages 11 to 13, trying to burn down vacant Detroit school
Police were shocked to find four girls setting fires inside the vacant Van Zile School.
Arsonists busted trying to burn down vacant Detroit school (with audio)
Quick-acting police saved another Detroit school from destruction.
Investigation: What the Heidelberg Project doesn’t want you to know
“They are saying a lot to the public, but they haven’t been very cooperative,” a high-level fire official said.