Dozen people injured in Detroit apartment building explosion

WWJ-AM / WWJ Newsradio 950

A west side Detroit apartment building was blown out in an explosion, early the morning of March 31, 2025, leaving some residents trapped on the second floor. WWJ's Charlie Langton reports twelve people, including six kids, were injured.

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00:00This is amazing. This is the back side of that apartment complex, a little field and

00:07school craft on the city's west side. Firefighters are, it looks like they're trying to go into

00:12the building right now, but that building is just about ready to collapse. 12 people

00:19were taken to the hospital already, some of them dangling from the second floor. You see

00:24a very active scene. They've got EMS on the scene. Three in serious condition with serious

00:31burns. Give some credit to the Detroit Fire Department. They made some amazing rescues,

00:36but now it looks like they're trying to get into this building. The decision is going

00:39to be made whether to just tear it down, but obviously a very serious situation here on

00:45the west side.

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