Fire strikes again in neighborhood with bad hydrants, destroying 3 homes
The city of Detroit installed hydrants that are incapable of supplying enough water to extinguish large fires.
Morning of hell: 3 firefighters injured, 7 houses destroyed, 2 fire trucks break down
Fire hydrants malfunctioned as overstretched firefighters did all they could.
In-depth survey reveals devastating impact of fires on Detroit’s neighborhoods
From Jan. 1 to July 31, fires damaged or destroyed more than 1,650 houses, apartments, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals and churches, according to Detroit-based Loveland Technologies.
Mayor Duggan’s administration grows, with more than half making 6-figure salaries
As Mayor Mike Duggan continued to cut city workers over the past year, he increased the size of his administration from 80 appointees to at least 94, with more than half making in excess of $100,000 a year.
Arsons spike in April, damaging or destroying 142 houses, buildings in Detroit
The fires spread and damaged more than two dozen neighboring houses, in no small part due to delays caused by broken hydrants and malfunctioning rigs.
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.
18 notable buildings in Detroit with out-of-service hydrants
The broken hydrants protect homes, schools, historic buildings, apartment high-rises, downtown skyscrapers, libraries, gas stations, churches and more.
City: Releasing records of broken hydrants would ‘start a mass fire’
Mayor Duggan’s administration has declined to release public records on broken hydrants.
Exclusive: Detroit neglects hundreds of hydrants in downtown and neighborhoods
Firefighters are losing control of fires because many streets have no working hydrants.
Detroit on Fire: 220+ houses, buildings burn in January; fire rigs malfunction
Despite Detroit’s population decline, fires continue to devour neighborhoods at a punishing rate,