Blaze breaks out in Chase Bank building in downtown Detroit
The building’s security tried in vain for months to get Fire Commissioner Don Austin’s administration to inspect the building.
Going, going, not gone! No takers in Packard auction
Now the city must make a tough decision – take possession of the property or sell it for pennies on the dollar.
Packard Plant burns; developer misses deadline to buy ruins
It was back to usual at the abandoned, sprawling Packard Plant on Detroit’s east side.
Firefighters who need emergency gear better cross fingers
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has pledged a wholesale restructuring of the fire department.
Protesters call for resignation of Detroit Fire Commissioner
Detroiters have had enough. Arsons are burning out neighborhood cores.
Detroit investigates just 20% of suspicious fires, underreports arson
Failures in the Fire Department are prompting calls for Fire Commissioner Don Austin to retire.
Police, ambulances unable to respond to weekend emergencies
The public will never learn about most failures to respond.
Thieves foil plans to reopen Detroit fire station on east side
Burglars have looted two fire stations in the past week.
Four seniors injured in high-rise apartment blaze
Firefighters climbed 10 flights of stairs to rescue seniors stranded in smoke-filled rooms and hallways in a high-rise apartment building.
Plumes of black smoke paint the Detroit skyline
At first glimpse, it looked like downtown Detroit was on fire.