Overview
- Firefighters responded to a house fire on Longview Street and a battalion chief, told someone might be inside, entered the rear of the home and found an unidentified man dead after passing a small kitchen fire.
- The Detroit Fire Department is conducting a separate investigation to determine how the fire began and whether it spread from the kitchen area.
- Detroit police have opened a separate probe into the man’s death and officials have not released the cause of death pending further inquiry.
- Neighbors described a heavy emergency response of fire crews, EMS and police and family members at the scene were visibly distraught as first responders worked.
- Determinations about fire origin and cause of death typically involve fire investigators and a medical examiner and can take days or longer, so officials say updates will follow as tests and interviews are completed.