Neighbors Make The Life-Saving Difference As Fire Erupts In Apartment Building
Neighbors making the difference between life and death as fire erupts in a home on Detroit's southwest side.
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Neighbors making the difference between life and death as fire erupts in a home on Detroit's southwest side.
Police told WWJ Newsradio 950 that the fire is at the Assumption Day Care Center on Marter Rd near Gaulkner.
The fire briefly caused a gawker delay on I-75 because of the large amount of smoke.
"... it was burning so bad, you couldn't do nothing," said a neighbor.
Authorities are offering a hefty cash reward for information leading to those responsible for setting a fire at a golf course in northern Oakland County that caused as much as $1 million in damages.
The owners of a golf course in northern Oakland County are talking with investigators after a fleet of golf carts caught on fire in what's believed to be a massive act of vandalism.
A quick-moving fire has nearly consumed a two-story commercial building on Detroit's east side.
The bridge was closed in both directions for about three hours Tuesday after a blaze engulfed a pickup truck and camper.
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It took crews from around eight neighboring communities and the Selfridge Air National Guard Base to control the fire Friday afternoon at VanThommes Greenhouse near I-94 and Sass Road.
The front of the house was completely engulfed in fire.
A three-alarm fire caused extensive damage at the Kingsley Manor Condominiums Tuesday evening on Masonic near Kelly.
Detroit police are trying to figure out who broke into a beauty supply store overnight.
Firefighters have contained a large fire at a commercial business in Livonia.
Firefighters have their hands full on Detroit's east side, where a fast-moving fire has spread to three vacant homes.
Several Detroit firefighters responded to three house fires that started Monday night near Derby and W. Winchester, on the city's east side.
Spokeswoman Diane Cross said that eastbound between M-39 and Livernois will be drivable just after 6 p.m. following a tanker explosion which damaged the roadway on Wednesday.
Crews poured new cement along a roughly 150-foot stretch of I-94 eastbound at Wyoming on Friday, the site of a tanker accident and fire that damaged the freeway on Wednesday.
Firefighters in Romeo battled flames at the Ford Romeo Engine Plant on Friday afternoon that resulted in an evacuation.
The tanker truck burned for nearly two hours following a crash Wednesday near the Detroit-Dearborn border.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the scene of a fiery crash and explosion involving a tanker truck.
An exotic dance club on Detroit's west side has gone up in flames.
The hydrant in front of the home was not operational, so crews had to take hoses over a block away to access water.
A 50-year-old man is dead after he was found under a dam in Midland, Michigan, on Saturday.
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Three people are injured and a 39-year-old woman was arrested after a head-on crash on Interstate 375 in Detroit early Saturday.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
A Roseville, Michigan, woman faces two charges after prosecutors allege social media videos showed her hitting a child, the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said.
The check-in counter for Spirit Airlines at the Detroit Metro Airport is empty, its lights are turned down and a message informs passengers that operations have shut down.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
Spirit Airlines has its origins in Metro Detroit, with a charter flight service that was known as Charter One.
A 50-year-old man is dead after he was found under a dam in Midland, Michigan, on Saturday.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
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Kid Rock posted videos of the helicopters hovering by his Nashville home on social media over the weekend. The Army later confirmed the helicopters were on a training mission.
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Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
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Six Detroit elementary students were hospitalized on Tuesday after eating suspected marijuana edibles, district officials said.
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Travel expert Julian Kheel says Spirit Airlines announcement that it's ceasing operations will have an impact on flight prices moving forward.
Warmer for tomorrow and Monday
Spirit Airlines announced early Saturday that it was cancelling all of its flights and would be shutting down operations. Thousands of people across the U.S. are being impacted by the move, including people at Detroit Metro Airport. Veronica Ortega spoke to travelers whose Spirit Airlines flight at DTW was canceled.
Freezing temperatures are possible tonight, with warmer air expected by Monday.