Warehouse catches fire in Detroit’s Eastern Market – Detroit Free Press

Building catches fire near Detroit's Eastern Market

A warehouse caught fire in Detroit's Eastern Market Saturday morning.(Photo: Brent Snavely/DFP)Buy Photo

Arson investigators are investigating a warehouse fire in Eastern Market today that they've described as suspicious, according to Detroit Fire Department Deputy Commissioner Dave Fornell.

Fornell said the fire, which started at 9:30 a.m., was on both floors of the two-story building at Riopelle and Division streets. Crews fought the fire from the inside for about an hour until the fire spread to the attic and roof, at which point crews had to be pulled out of the building because of the danger of the roof collapsing, Fornell said.

Crews are still on the scene fighting the fire from the exterior, and Fornell expects them to be out there for a couple more hours.

"The building is too dangerous to go into because of the weakened walls and, again, the roof is pretty much burned off," Fornell said.

The building, which has been undergoing remodeling work, was in use today, Fornell said. About a dozen people were evacuated and the area around the building was cordoned off, he said. No injuries have been reported.

"The people are being kept away from that particular block because of the danger of the building," Fornell said.

Brent Snavely contributed to this report.

A warehouse caught fire in Detroit's Eastern Market Saturday morning.(Photo: Brent Snavely/DFP)

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