Detroit (MI) Firefighter Suffers Severe Smoke Inhalation

From the Detroit Free Press:

A Detroit firefighter is in intensive care after suffering severe smoke inhalation in a vacant school fire early today.

The firefighter from Engine Company 58 on the city's east side was hurt at about 3 a.m. at Macomb Elementary School, 12021 Evanston, according to a source within the Detroit Fire Department. He's being treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital and is expected to recover.

The fire broke out in a trailer set up behind the school to provide additional classroom space. The school, just west of Harper and East Outer Drive, was closed by the Detroit Public Schools, according to the district's Web site.

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5 Firefighters Injured in Detroit (MI) Fire

From clickondetroit.com:

Five firefighters were injured early Monday morning while fighting a fire inside an abandoned commercial building near Oakwood and Sanders in southwest Detroit.

The firefighters were taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for treatment. Three of them have since been released.

Read more and see photos from the scene HERE. View a video about the incident HERE.

Man, Young Child Die in MI Fire

Tragic news from the Detroit Free Press:

Authorities say a man and a young child have died following a Grand Rapids house fire that authorities believe started in the basement.

Police tell The Grand Rapids Press the man died at the scene of the fire late Thursday and the child died after being taken to an area hospital for treatment.

A neighbor who noticed the fire called 911. Fire officials say the man was found in a living room in the front of the house and the child was in a second-floor bedroom.

There were reportedly no working smoke detectors in the home. Read more HERE.

Detroit (MI) Firefighter Back on the Job After Legal Fight

From the Detroit Free Press, a firefighter in that city is back at work after he was fired for apparently letting his firefighters take a door from a vacant:

After months of battling with Detroit to get his job back, Detroit Fire Lt. Mike Nevin is expected to go back to work today.

The city fired Nevin for allowing members of his rig to take a door from an abandoned building, according to court records. He was reinstated, filed a whistle-blower lawsuit and reached a settlement with the city. But months later, he was fired again over the incident.

On Monday, Macomb County Circuit Judge Matthew Switalski upheld his original order that the city had to bring Nevin back to work, Nevin's attorney Paul Addis said.

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Nevin has said he believes he is being retaliated against for being outspoken about his concerns with the department.

According to his 2009 lawsuit, Nevin told officials from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health that the personal alert device worn by a firefighter killed in a 2008 fire was found to be inoperable.

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Explosion and Fire at Detroit (MI) Warehouse

From clickondetroit.com, a large blast at a warehouse in Detroit, Michigan:

A fire broke out overnight at Preferred Filter Recycling in Detroit.

The call went out early Saturday morning. Firefighters said they heard several explosions coming from the building. Fire crews had their hands full as heavy flames and smoke could be seen for miles.

The business recycles and processes metals. Firefighters have not been able to go inside the building because of concerns of exactly what chemicals are inside.

Read more HERE.