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CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Dump truck driver killed in US-23 crash in Washtenaw County
Michigan lawmakers appear on alleged hit list of Minnesota shooting suspect and more top stories Michigan lawmakers appear on alleged hit list of Minnesota shooting suspect and more top stories Michigan lawmakers appear on alleged hit list of Minnesota shooting suspect and more top stories A dump truck driver was killed after losing control of the truck and striking a tree Monday evening on US-23 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. According to Michigan State Police, the crash happened sometime before 6:45 p.m. on the southbound highway at the Northfield Rest Area. MSP says the 47-year-old driver from Flint was traveling in a 1994 Western Star dump truck when a tire popped, causing him to drive off the road and hit a tree. Authorities with the Ann Arbor Township and Northfield Township fire departments arrived at the scene and worked to remove the man from the truck. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to MSP. An investigation is ongoing. Authorities do not believe alcohol and drugs were factors in the crash.
CBS News
14-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Ann Arbor firefighters assist during rescue after boom bucket gets stuck nine floors high
Two crew members were stuck for hours in a boom truck nine floors high just outside in a housing project in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the local fire department reported. The two were finally rescued, without injury, with a complicated rescue that took place Monday at The Verve Ann Arbor, which is an off-campus student housing building on South Forest Avenue near the University of Michigan and west of I-94. The Ann Arbor Fire Department said its crews were called about 2 p.m. Monday for an assist, after the crews had already been stuck in the boom truck for about 2 ½ hours. The equipment had experienced a mechanical failure and the initial repair efforts were unsuccessful. The fire department sent four vehicles and its crews to the scene. Huron Valley Ambulance also responded to the call. Several rescue strategies were attempted both from inside and outside the apartment building. For example, despite "great positioning by the driver," the fire department report said, the tower truck still came up about 10 feet short of the workers' location. Ann Arbor Fire Department assists during a rescue of two people in a boom truck at an off-campus student apartment building on May 12, 2025. Ann Arbor Fire Department The final rescue attempt involved a crew working from inside to remove windows. With that temporary gap, the workers could get to get into a ninth-floor space. Neither one was injured. Generally any location above a seventh floor is not accessible with current vehicle equipment, the fire department explained on social media. Its tallest ladder on a truck reaches about 100 feet. That being said, Ann Arbor City Council recently approved the purchase of a new tiller ladder truck, "so we are getting equipment support." The fire department said it also trains its crews on how to approach fires in taller buildings using an inside approach. Ann Arbor Fire Department assists during a rescue of two people in a malfunctioning boom at an off-campus student apartment building on May 12, 2025. Ann Arbor Fire Department
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Ann Arbor apartment fire leaves residents displaced, community gives back
The Brief A large fire left an Ann Arbor apartment complex damaged and multiple families displaced over the weekend. Officials say the blaze caused an estimated $700,000 worth of property damage. A Dexter school teacher and mother of three was one of many who lost their homes. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Multiple families have lost their homes after a massive fire over the weekend in Ann Arbor. Meanwhile, the community is coming together to help those families. What they're saying On Saturday at around 5:45 a.m., a fire began engulfing one of the buildings at the Arbor Landings Apartment complex. Fortunately, no one was reported injured. The flames were shooting from the roof of the complex before one neighbor, Brian Garred, who lived just feet away, awoke to someone banging on his door. "I saw an orange glow through the blinds of my window and I thought it was the sun rising," he said. "Almost the entire top of the place was ablaze, and the roof was gone already at that point." Garred grabbed his phone and called 911, where a dispatcher told him that fire crews were almost at the scene and that people were calling from the highway. He then told FOX 2 that police went door to door alerting those living close to the burning units. "It was really heavy wind that morning, it was blowing everywhere, and so they just had us immediately evacuate," he said. Seconds later, the Ann Arbor Fire Department arrived on the scene. Firefighters say the damage from the fire itself was limited to two units, but six others had massive smoke and water damage. Dig deeper They also say the blaze caused an estimated $700,000 worth of property damage. Orange stickers and padlocks indicate that the eight families who once called the building home will now need a new place to live. What you can do The residents of the complex have not pulled together to help those affected by the weekend fire. FOX 2 learned one of those families included a Dexter school teacher and mother of three who has a GoFundMe page set up to help fill the financial gap in addition to renters insurance. The initial investigation points to the fire starting on or near the second-floor balcony and spreading to the attic. Investigators have ruled it an accidental fire, with nothing to indicate it was intentionally set. The Source FOX 2 talked with neighbor Brian Garred and Ann Arbor Fire.
