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Vacant house fire reported near McNichols and John RDetroit MI

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audio iconFire & Arson
W McNichols Rd & John R St, Detroit, MI 48203

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a fire at a vacant house on the north side of the street near McNichols Rd and John R St in Highland Park. Witnesses said the fire began in the basement of the empty building. A person was seen leaving the scene wearing dark clothing.

Audio|Heard on: Wayne MI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:4
Transcript:
00:00
Uh, 204 Highland Park units.
00:02
It's going to be a vacant house on the north side of the street off of John R and Stevens.
00:11
Anybody copy what I just said?
00:17
204, you said it's a vacant house on the north side of the road?
00:21
Keep uh.
00:24
Oh.
00:26
Yes, Sam Three, status?
00:30
It's just the same empty house that keeps setting on fire over here.
00:36
I guess now it's pretty much done.
00:39
One of the witnesses said that he saw a person in the house. It looked like it started in the basement and spread quickly before the witness could call 911 to report it.
00:53
The whole house. The structure was fully engulfed. The person left heading toward McNichols and John R.
01:01
No description provided except dark clothing.

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Location mentioned:
W McNichols Rd & John R St, Detroit, MI 48203

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