Another Box Alarm in Detroit, this one at 7299 Cahalan, June 18, 2014. A vacant dwelling that firefighters let burn as part of a policy to reduce the frequency of repeated arson fires in the same buildings. Firefighters used hand lines to protect occupied exposures on either side of the vacant dwelling.
A view down the block when we arrived. Larry Shapiro photo
Detroit Engine 21 was the still alarm engine. Larry Shapiro photo
A firefighter stands by as fire consumes the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters maneuver a ladder pipe to keep the fire from spreading to trees and exposures. Larry Shapiro photo
Detroit ladder and engine in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo