February: Fires broke out in 163 structures, killing at least 5 people as rigs break down
Fires burned longer and caused more damage because of inoperable hydrants and the rapidly declining condition of the city’s rigs.
7 photos: Tanker explodes in freeway crash at Detroit border
The Michigan Department of Transportation is inspecting the road to determine whether it was structurally damaged.
18 notable buildings in Detroit with out-of-service hydrants
The broken hydrants protect homes, schools, historic buildings, apartment high-rises, downtown skyscrapers, libraries, gas stations, churches and more.
Propane gas explosion injures 3 people in commercial building in Detroit
Detroit firefighters were trying to save up to three people trapped on the third floor of a building that exploded this morning on the east side.
Strangers rescue toddler, mom from burning home but can’t reach grandma
They crawled through the house until they saw a disoriented woman with a toddler in her extended hands.
Arson investigators thwarted by sudden demolition by Mayor Duggan administration
The apartment made national news in 2011 when a lottery winner killed an Australian landlord outside of the building on Detroit’s east side.
Second-alarm fire in Detroit apartment leaves downtown, east side woefully underprotected
Making matters worse, two chiefs couldn’t respond because their trucks wouldn’t start.
Underreporting arsons? Fire Department to change figures after our report
Detroit is about to rejoin the nation’s leaders in arsons after we revealed last week that the city dramatically underreported the crimes to the FBI.
Man dies in house blaze just blocks from recently closed fire station
The city of Detroit has closed more than a third of Detroit’s fire stations since 2012, leaving neighborhoods without adequate protection.
Deadly fire rips through camper parked inside white picket fence in Detroit
Since at least 2007, the camper has served as a permanent home for a man who has meticulously maintained the yard and several gardens.