A building burned next door to Detroit Fire Department Squad 4 today (Sunday). Budget cuts in 2012 closed the engine company in the same firehouse at W. Grand Boulevard and McGraw. According to news reports, during the two-hour battle to keep the fire from spreading from the vacant party store to the firehouse, a wall collapsed. The collapse took down power lines that seriously burned a man standing about a block away.
The building that burned used to house a party store. The video is by Rishi Ramtahal.
Steve Neavling, Motor City Muckraker:
By the time firefighters began arriving in engines and a ladder truck, the blaze was beginning to take off. Firefighters also battled the flames from the roof of the 106-year-old fire station.
An electrical line toppled and injured a civilian, causing serious burns.
Shawn D. Lewis, The Detroit News:
In the building fire, a man who was outdoors about a block away sustained injuries to his legs and neck when he came in contact with the live, downed wire, King said. He was transported to a local hospital, where his condition was unknown.
Active fire three alarm Grand Boulevard #Detroit pic.twitter.com/WB9x0SF54o
— Detroits Story (@DetroitsStory) July 19, 2015
Party store burns dangerously close to fire station in SW Detroit. pic.twitter.com/DlvJU7nol4
— Motor City Muckraker (@MCmuckraker) July 19, 2015
As long as equipment works, Detroit fire station should be saved. But working equipment is a luxury in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/s1Ry0DIhLu
— Motor City Muckraker (@MCmuckraker) July 19, 2015
