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Commercial Box Alarm

Body Found Burned Beyond Recognition In Vacant Detroit Church

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Detroit December 25 2016: Detroit Fire’s 7th & 1st Battalions were dispatched to Livernois & South St’s just after midnight on reports of a fire in an abandoned commercial bldg.

Companies discovered the fire in an vacant church building @ 437 Livernois in southwest Detroit.

During the incident, DFDs Engine 27 discovered a body burned beyond recognition in the basement of the building.

Investigators are working on identification.

Merry Christmas
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Detroit Fire 2nd Alarm @ 1401 Chene St

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Detroit Fire 2nd Alarm 1401 Chene

1DETROIT 10/11/2016: Detroit Fire’s 1st and 5th Battalions responded to 1401 Chene on Detroit’s east side Tuesday morning. Central dispatch issued a commercial box alarm at 9:25am Tuesday morning and DFD Engine 9 reported smoke showing on arrival. Companies were required to use the stairs to reach the 1oth floor due to an inoperable elevator. Companies stretched the buildings “house line” to fight the fire, eventually hooking up to the stand pipe. Detroit Fire Battalion Chief 1 requested a 2nd Alarm at 9:32am. At 9:39am DFD Engine 9 reported they had the fire “knocked down” and pretty much contained. Companies had by this time hooked up to the buildings stand pipe. Battalion Chief 1 reported that the fire was under control at 9:48am and started releasing companies back into service. Senior Chief 203, part of the 2nd Alarm issued, left the commercial box alarm to Battalion Chief 1 and left the scene.