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Detroit Mayor Calls Fires a 'Natural Disaster'

Marcin Szczepanski, Detroit Free Press / MCT

(Sept. 8) -- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says that the fires that swept across the city and destroyed dozens of homes were a "natural disaster" and that there was no way Detroit could have prepared for such an event. "You can never have enough resources when something like that happens," he told reporters today, according to...

Windswept Fires Torch 2 Dozen Detroit Homes

DETROIT (Sept. 8) -- Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen Detroit homes, fanned by strong winds that toppled power lines across the city and knocked out service to at least 113,000 Michigan homes and businesses. Tuesday night's fires were scattered through at least three neighborhoods, including...