After battling two consecutive blazes, Detroit firefighter dies of heart attack
Beloved firefighter Kevin Ramsey died after fighting a fire in a vacant apartment and then a store on Detroit’s east side.
Suspicious blaze rips through Eastern Market warehouse
Workers on forklifts were still in the building when the fire broke out.
How Detroit’s EMS response times went from miserable to above average
It only took Detroit two years to revamp the city’s notoriously slow response times.
Second-alarm blaze guts downtown Detroit liquor store
Heavy fire tore through a liquor store in downtown Detroit early Sunday morning and spread to the second floor.
Fire damages Detroit hotel raided recently for drugs, human trafficking
In January, federal agents rescued as many as 20 women who allegedly were drugged, tortured and forced to have sex with customers.
Highland Park seeks public’s help after ladder truck destroyed by fire
Highland Park’s ladder truck was critical to extinguishing fires in large buildings like apartments.
Tens of thousands of dead trees wreak havoc in Detroit’s neighborhoods
Dead trees played a major role in the largest breakout of fires in Detroit since at least 2010.
Remembering the tragic warehouse fire that killed 3 Detroit firefighters
The March 12, 1987, warehouse fire was one of the most tragic blazes in the city’s history.
Detroit’s deadliest fire in years was ruled an arson; suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody and could soon be charged with murder.
Up close: DTE, rotting trees to blame for many of Detroit’s wind-swept fires
An abundance of dead trees and electrical lines suspended by old wooden posts are to blame for many of the dozens of fires that broke out in Detroit on Wednesday.