Second-alarm fire in Detroit apartment leaves downtown, east side woefully underprotected
Making matters worse, two chiefs couldn’t respond because their trucks wouldn’t start.
Railroad crossing on Gratiot malfunctions, stranding people (video)
Some cars zipped through the crossing, while riders walked off DDOT buses or waited.
Mayor Bing’s administration snubs questions about crisis brewing in fire department
More than half of Detroit’s fire trucks are broken down or out of service.
Detroit firefighters lose control of blaze because six closest fire hydrants malfunctioned
Firefighters scrambled for blocks before getting lucky on the seventh hydrant.