Overview
- Fire erupted before 6 a.m. Sunday on the 12000 block of Rutherford near Plymouth Road on Detroit’s west side.
- Responding crews reached the scene about five minutes and 53 seconds after the 911 call following reports of people trapped.
- Firefighters found the girl on the first floor during suppression efforts; she suffered severe burns and was transported by EMS but did not survive.
- The woman is in critical condition at a local hospital, and the 4-year-old boy was treated for smoke inhalation and is expected to recover.
- The Detroit Investigation Division is examining the cause, and Senior Chief Leo Spitzig urged caution with space heaters without attributing this fire to one.