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Tammy Stables Battaglia & Ann Zaniewski, FREEP.com:

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries as fires plagued the city of Detroit overnight during the annual Angels’ Night anti-arson campaign, officials said.

“The city was pretty busy,” Detroit Fire Department Senior Chief Larry Gassel said this morning, estimating the city typically experiences five to 10 working structure fires on an average night.

That compares to 36 fires set between 6 p.m. Thursday through 7 a.m. today, according to unofficial Detroit Fire figures released this afternoon. Since the day the Angels’ Night anti-arson campaign began, the department has handled 58 suspicious or undetermined fires from 12:01 a.m. Oct. 29 to 7 a.m. today, according to a source at the Detroit Fire Department.

One firefighter suffered a minor neck injury when a tree branch fell, and the other suffered minor burns overnight, Gassel and Arson Unit Lt. Dennis Richardson said this morning.

No residents were injured, despite two suspicious fires in occupied homes on the city’s west side.

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