Overview
- The three-alarm fire ignited just before 3 a.m. at the four-story Oxley Apartments near 9 Mile and Providence in Southfield.
- Firefighters removed one person via aerial from the fourth floor and used ground ladders for rescues on the second and third floors.
- Two people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and are expected to recover, according to fire officials.
- Nearly a dozen units were damaged, displacing 27 residents and two dogs, with the Red Cross coordinating temporary housing as bitter cold sets in.
- Investigators have not yet identified the cause, and the chief said this was the department’s third fire in 48 hours, including a fatal incident the previous day.