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Seniors stranded in Detroit apartment building after elevator goes unrepaired for weeks
Read full article: Seniors stranded in Detroit apartment building after elevator goes unrepaired for weeksSeniors stranded in an apartment building with a single elevator that hasnโt worked in weeks reached out to Help Me Hank.
Plymouth Square Apartments repaired after residents reach out to Help Me Hank for assistance
Read full article: Plymouth Square Apartments repaired after residents reach out to Help Me Hank for assistanceSeniors were living in unsafe conditions after a fire damaged at the Plymouth Square Apartments building on Detroitโs west side until Local 4โฒs Consumer Investigator Hank Winchester went to the apartmentโs management to get things fixed.
Detroit apartment fire that injured 3 likely caused by stoves used for heat
Read full article: Detroit apartment fire that injured 3 likely caused by stoves used for heatDETROIT โ Investigators with the Detroit Fire Department believe residentsโ stoves that were being used for heat could be to blame for an apartment fire on Detroitโs east side. READ: Stove left on to heat apartment believed to be cause of Detroit fireAdHill said the heat inside their apartments has not working correctly and itโs been that way for a while. Fire crews said someone used their stove to stay warm during the night. โWeโre using the stove to produce heat to warm the apartments up to a comfortable level because itโs cold,โ Hill said. โI do know Local 4 did try to get in connection with the management company,โ said Hall.
Stove left on to heat apartment believed to be cause of Detroit fire
Read full article: Stove left on to heat apartment believed to be cause of Detroit fireDETROIT โ An early morning fire in an east side apartment complex may have been caused by residents using stoves to heat their apartments, according to the Detroit Fire Department. The fire department was called to the complex on Seven Mile Road, between Hoover Street and Outer Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. ORIGINAL STORY: Residents using stoves for heat likely cause of apartment building fire on Detroitโs east sideAdResidents of the apartment complex said the fire would not have happened if the heat was working properly. Mohamed said his niece lives in the apartment that caught fire and she, her nearly 3-year-old daughter and boyfriend were inside. โThe heat has been working ineffectively,โ said one resident.
Video shows residents being rescued from burning apartment in Mount Clemens
Read full article: Video shows residents being rescued from burning apartment in Mount ClemensMOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. โ Macomb County Sheriffโs Office deputies rushed into the River North Village Apartment in Mount Clemens overnight Sunday to help get people out. As soon as they arrived, people were jumping from windows as fire and heavy smoke covered everything. Eight people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and dozens of people were displaced by the fire. READ: Tenants jump to escape massive Mount Clemens apartment fireAdREAD: 8 hospitalized, dozens displaced in massive Mount Clemens apartment complex fireIn the lower levels of one Building B -- as the fire engulfed the floors above them and smoke and alarms were going off -- the surroundings inside were dark and getting people to move quickly was hard. You can watch the full report in the video above.
Police: 20-year-old man found fatally shot at Inkster apartment complex
Read full article: Police: 20-year-old man found fatally shot at Inkster apartment complexINKSTER, Mich. โ A 20year-old man was found fatally shot Thursday morning at an apartment complex on Tobin Drive in Inkster. Michigan State Police said troopers responded to the area about 1 a.m. Thursday to find the man shot to death. No one has been taken into custody. This fatal shooting is under investigation. More: Metro Detroit crime news
Fire at apartment on Detroitโs east side hospitalizes multiple senior citizens
Read full article: Fire at apartment on Detroitโs east side hospitalizes multiple senior citizensDETROIT โ Eight senior citizens were sent to the hospital, three in critical condition due to a fire Sunday at the 16-story Parkview Place Apartment building. Thankfully, he was in the right place at the right time. Heโs an elder so I do really hope heโs OK,โ Lamont said. While two others are in critical condition for smoke inhalation, five more residents were taken in for treatment as a precautionary measure. Some of them arenโt gonna be able to go home tonight,โ Lamont concluded.