Detroit 3rd Alarm E. Jefferson @ Newport Commercial Building

10/29/08 - Detroit, MI - Commercial building 100x150 While Engine 52 was assigned to relief at the Navahoe box, they came across this commercial party store(liquor store)going throughout. They asked for the box. Companies were still tied up at the Navahoe box so they had to come from farther out. Engine 52 requested a second alarm on the box. Chief 9 also requested additional companies above the second bringing the box to a third alarm. The building collapsed into the street before being brought under control. This fire came in just before five a.m. The heat from the fire caused a transformer to explode sending an arc down the high tension wires three poles down. October 30, 2008 Fire guts East Jefferson Avenue party store By TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Fire destroyed an East Jefferson Avenue party store this morning and closed the main Detroit thoroughfare during the morning commute. Flames were reported at Perry’s Delicatessen and Party Shoppe, 14200 East Jefferson at Newport, at about 5 a.m., according to the Detroit Fire Department. No one was injured in the fire, but the single-story building was completely gutted, a department spokesman said.