An explosion at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Detroit sent rolling plumes of smoke and toxic chemicals into the air Saturday evening, prompting police in gas masks to shut off streets and evacuate residents and businesses.
A 55-year-old man was killed in a manhole while looking for scrap metal in Detroit on March 24. Firefighters and other rescue personnel spent more than an hour removing the body from the narrow underground tunnel at East Grand Boulevard and Chene. Police said a woman told authorities that her boyfriend was looking for scrap […]
Brian Baulch never saw the wall collapse. Cascading bricks knocked the 31-year-old unconscious and buried him in a heap of debris.
Built in 1910, the Victorian home was most known for its pioneering role in cancer treatment for residents of all backgrounds.
Detroit’s new emergency manager will face some enormous obstacles.
On Sunday afternoon, Larry paced outside while flames spread through four neighboring, vacant houses on the east side.
The fire was one of four that broke out between 5 and 6 this morning in southwest Detroit.
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Now some are questioning whether the victims’ fate would have been different if the closest rigs – Engine 47 and Ladder 30 – weren’t out of service, which has become a grave and growing problem.
It’s a nightmare scenario: Firefighters arrive to a blaze to find the home stuffed with people and smoke.