Overview
- Officials said more than 80 residents were displaced and all occupants were accounted for with no reported severe injuries.
- The fire broke out around 10 p.m. on Oct. 24 at American House Southgate, 16333 Allen Road in Wayne County.
- Responders treated the call as a box alarm, drawing multiple Downriver departments and Detroit, with police and state troopers assisting evacuations.
- Flames reached the unsprinkled attic, causing fast extension and heavy damage to the third floor and attic, and residents are not expected to return soon.
- Evacuees were transported to the Southgate Senior Center where the Red Cross provided shelter, and police later released bodycam footage as the inquiry continues.