The Detroit Fire Department sent in its fire boat to pull water from the river to fight blaze at Wyandotte's Lions & Tigers & Beers Sports Club.
When Wyandotte's water supply started to get low Sunday night, emergency crews didn't have to look far for the assistance needed to help fight the devastating fire at Lions & Tigers & Beers Sports Club. All they had to do was look to the rear of the building at the Detroit River. "People talk about the water in the Detroit River, but it worked to our advantage this time," Wyandotte Mayor Joseph Peterson said. "It’s going to help save blocks of our city. Having the water was a plus." Using large 5-inch lines, Brownstown firefighters pumped water in from the Detroit River to battle the blaze from the rear of the building. The Detroit Fire Department also sent in its fire boat to pump water from the river onto the blaze. Senior Chief Mike …
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A fire broke out at about 7 p.m. Sunday at Lions & Tigers & Beers Sports Club in downtown Wyandotte.
A fire at Lions & Tigers & Beers Sports Club quickly went from a smoky inferno to an all-out blaze Sunday night. Wyandotte Fire Chief Jeff Carley said the building is a complete loss. The fire raged for hours until only a couple of hot spots were left at about 1 a.m. While some neighboring departments that came in to help were preparing to call it a night, Carley said, some crews would remain till daybreak. No injuries were reported. Emergency responders even rescued a cat that had been stuck for hours inside a loft in an adjacent building. Emergency crews evacuated residents in nearby buildings. Shane Pett lives in a loft in a nearby building and was allowed back into his place to grab some personal items. "It does smell like smoke really…
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Richard Nowakowski
9:30 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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