Demolition by neglect: Once-beautiful home razed in Cass Corridor
The demolition occurred without asbestos remediation because the house was considered too dangerous.
Remains of Detroit ‘art’ house is demolished after misleading media reports
The media spun a cold-hearted narrative about a project to move a vacant Detroit house to Europe, but the truth is far more nuanced.
Detroit firefighter injured saving life of elderly woman
“I have a victim in the rear stairwell,” a firefighter radioed to the chief.
1 dead, 4 injured in separate morning fires in Detroit
At least one of the fires was suspicious.
March: 250+ fires in houses, buildings as arsonists grow bolder, hydrants break
Rigs broke down, hydrants malfunctioned and arsonists grew bolder in March, the most destructive month yet this year in Detroit.
February: Fires broke out in 163 structures, killing at least 5 people as rigs break down
Fires burned longer and caused more damage because of inoperable hydrants and the rapidly declining condition of the city’s rigs.
Deadly fire rips through camper parked inside white picket fence in Detroit
Since at least 2007, the camper has served as a permanent home for a man who has meticulously maintained the yard and several gardens.
Sophisticated marijuana grow in Detroit sparks house fire, prompts hazmat response
Detroit firefighters took no chances when they summoned a hazardous materials team to a west-side house that was teeming with pot plants.
Man offers to trade Detroit home for new iPhone 6 or iPad
But there is no app to fix the brick house on the city’s east side.
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.