Despite chaotic 24-hour period, Mayor Duggan calls Angels’ Night ‘quiet’
Nearly 40 fires – most of them suspected arsons – broke out in houses, apartments and garages between Thursday and Friday morning in Detroit.
Live blog: Detailed look at every fire during Angels’ Night 2014
We are blogging details of every fire during Angels’ Night tonight to gauge the Detroit’s response and the severity of the arsons.
Photos: A closer look at Fisher Body Plant fire and why firefighter jumped
It was the second fire at the hulking, abandoned Fisher Body Plant 21 in just a few hours. Detroit firefighters were called to the plant at 7:32 a.m. as motorists from nearby I-75 and I-94 saw plumes of black smoke billowing from the long-vacant building. Arriving firefighters found flames in the second and third floor. The dispatcher advised […]
Arsonist strikes another Heidelberg Project house as fundraising continues
Investigators believe someone fire-bombed the Birthday Cake House on Heidelberg Street.
Email: Heidelberg Project director suspects arsonists want land, turns over surveillance
The ATF and Detroit’s arson squad are investigating the fires after the sixth house was destroyed by an intentionally set blaze.
4 bodies found inside crashed, burning car on I-96 in Detroit
An arson squad was en route to investigate.
Arsons, bad hydrants, neglect spelled trouble on Detroit’s west side
Battling fires is a constant struggle in a city with thousands of malfunctioning fire hydrants, an inadequate number of firefighters and 85,000 abandoned structures.
Firefighters, neighbors rescue 4 unattended children from burning home in Detroit
The children – ages 4, 6, 8 and 11 – were home alone when the fire broke out at 5236 Cecil.
Audio: 2 men die after one lights the other on fire in Detroit
Two men are dead after one doused the other with an accelerant and lit a fire on Detroit’s west side Thursday evening.
2 people severely burned after victim set afire in Detroit
The first ambulance took at least 12 minutes to arrive.