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.
Detroit firefighters attacked by rocks, bottles during wild day of arsons
On Friday, fires broke out in 25 homes, nine cars, a school and an apartment building.
A week later: Examining floods that submerged Detroit’s roads, freeways (with audio)
We reviewed dispatch calls and 911 records to get a clearer picture of the floods and their impact on metro Detroit.
Scene of ugly car crash to remain untouched for up to month in Detroit
The west-side building is owned by the city, which isn’t as quick to take action in some neighborhoods.
Car accident, collapsed building left untouched by city of Detroit for days
On Detroit’s west side, just six blocks from where the 1967 riot broke out, a battered car is wedged into the corner of a partially collapsed two-story commercial building on Linwood, buried by piles of bricks and concrete.
Flooding submerges dozens of cars, closes highways, impedes firefighters in Detroit
The flooding was so rampant that Detroit firefighters and police were sometimes unable to reach emergencies.
Audio: Detroit firefighters, medics save man during remarkable rescue
The victim was lifeless when firefighters removed him from a collapsed garage.
Detroit firefighters rescue older man from second-story window
Firefighters spotted the man “waving frantically” as smoke billowed from the house on the city’s west side.