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.
Video: Historic Detroit church engulfed in flames by time firefighters arrived
Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Avenue near downtown was intentionally set.
Who would burn down historic church adjacent to Detroit’s new Red Wings arena?
Suspicion fell almost immediately on the church’s owner, Salim Kemenko, a property speculator who has wanted to demolish the building but was prohibited from doing so.
Photo gallery: Suspicious blaze devours historic church near downtown Detroit
I arrived at the blaze on Woodward near downtown shortly after the first engine made the scene at 6:20 a.m. Flames were already busting through every window.
Morning fire guts historic Woodward church near downtown Detroit
Flames quickly burst through every window of the hulking church, raising suspicions that an accelerant may have been used.
Small fire breaks out at Comerica Park in 9th inning of Tigers game
While the Tigers tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Twins Friday evening, Detroit firefighters were called to extinguish a fire at the ballpark.
Good Samaritan: Detroiter holds arsonist at gunpoint until police arrive
Detroiters are fed up with crime and taking back the streets.
Fire breaks out at crowded PJ’s Lager House in Corktown; 3 cats die
Firefighters were called to the popular bar on Michigan Avenue after an upper-level flat caught fire at 10:40 p.m.
Federal investigators captured video of latest arson at Heidelberg Project
Although the nonprofit said its lone camera was destroyed in an arson, investigators set up hidden surveillance at the outdoor art project.
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.