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Home»Posts tagged with»fire (Page 20)

Fire at Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club remains a mystery – as do the owner’s whereabouts

By Steve Neavling on February 8, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, posts  

Fire at Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club remains a mystery – as do the owner’s whereabouts

The Jan. 29 fire raced through the cement-and-brick building on Gratiot just south of I-94, causing ammunition to explode.

Fire and Ice: Aftermath of abandoned apartment blaze in photos

By Steve Neavling on February 3, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Fire and Ice: Aftermath of abandoned apartment blaze in photos

Ice accumulated a fire gutted an abandoned apartment building in Detroit Saturday morning.

Suspicious fire destroys Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club in Detroit; bullets explode

By Steve Neavling on January 30, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, posts  

Suspicious fire destroys Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club in Detroit; bullets explode

Investigators are trying determine what ignited a fire that gutted the Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club in Detroit Tuesday night.

Black smoke prevents neighbors from saving elderly woman in second fatal fire this weekend in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 27, 2013   City Government, Crime & Fire, Fire, Government, Mayor's Office, posts  

Black smoke prevents neighbors from saving elderly woman in second fatal fire this weekend in Detroit

The smoke was too thick, suffocating and disorienting to reach the 83-year-old woman in her bedroom.

Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation

By Steve Neavling on January 27, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Fire, posts  

Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation

Even when neighbors tell investigators that squatters are living in vacant buildings ravaged by fire, the city rarely does more than a cursory search.

Breaking News: At least one injured after fire breaks out at senior housing high-rise in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 20, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, posts  

Breaking News: At least one injured after fire breaks out at senior housing high-rise in Detroit

Tenants wedged into the stairways to escape smoke that was climbing the floors at the former Jeffries Housing Projects.

Blood on Mayor Bing’s hands? Another fire fatality following station closures

By Steve Neavling on January 16, 2013   City Government, Crime & Fire, Fire, Government, Mayor's Office, posts  

Blood on Mayor Bing’s hands? Another fire fatality following station closures

Firefighters believe they could have saved the man with disabilities if their station wasn’t closed.

Chaotic night of fires: A death, broken down rigs, worn-down firefighters

By Steve Neavling on January 10, 2013   City Government, Crime & Fire, Fire, Government, Mayor's Office, posts, State of Michigan  

Chaotic night of fires: A death, broken down rigs, worn-down firefighters

The Detroit Fire Department is understaffed and likely will face another round of budget cuts this year.

Arsonist sets fire to home of last night’s quadruple homicide in northeast Detroit

By Steve Neavling on December 5, 2012   Crime & Fire, Police, posts  

Arsonist sets fire to home of last night’s quadruple homicide in northeast Detroit

An arsonist set a blaze tonight at the home where four people were found shot to death the night before in northeast Detroit, firefighters said.

Thieves in backhoe continue tearing apart Packard minutes after building erupts in flames

By Steve Neavling on November 30, 2012   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts, The Packard Plant  

Thieves in backhoe continue tearing apart Packard minutes after building erupts in flames

As I write this, thieves in a backhoe are stealing large metal beams even as a fire burns in the plant, a few buildings away.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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