Here’s what happens when Detroit firefighters have working equipment
When firefighters arrived, a vacant house was engulfed in flames on a block tightly packed with houses in southwest Detroit this weekend.
Deadly fire breaks out in house near 3 closed firehouses in Detroit
By the time firefighters arrived, flames were tearing through the windows of a second-floor bedroom on Detroit’s west side.
Suspicious fire burns 4 houses on healthy block in southwest Detroit
In the past 48 hours, fires burned 19 houses, six commercial buildings and two apartments.
Numerous fire engines & trucks break down after Duggan administration denies problems
On the day that Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration disputed our 18-month investigation into the city’s dangerously defective fire engines and ladder trucks, at least four rigs broke down.
Detroit’s new fire engine taken out of service less than day after its debut
Less than a day before hitting the streets for the first time, Detroit’s fire engine was taken out of service and sent to the repair shop.
Firefighters battled to save fire station from party store blaze
A fire broke out inside a vacant party store in southwest Detroit this afternoon and came dangerously close to spreading to an active fire station next door.
Graffiti vandals target Detroit’s first dog park after recent opening
The Detroit Dog Park was the culmination of three years of painstaking work to find an ideal location and to clear bureaucratic hurdles.
Toxic fire breaks out at oil company complex in Detroit this morning
Firefighters declared a level 2 hazmat situation after a 400-gallon tank of diesel ruptured inside the building at 4:20 a.m.
Fatal shooting of teen shuts down Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit
The teen was shot in a crowded area of Vernor near Ferdinand at about 1 p.m. as revelers scattered or looked on in horror.
Mayor Bing fights neighborhood blight with innovative approach to empower Detroiters
For just $200, some Detroiters can buy neighboring vacant lots and receive help sprucing up the property.