‘It’s not safe’: Tenants describe life inside sweltering apartment building in Wayne as heat wave persists

WAYNE, Mich. – The first thing that hits you when you step inside the Newberry Square Apartments is the smell when you first walk into the building.

It’s a stale, musty odor that permeates the walls and floors of the five-story building located just off W. Michigan Avenue in the city of Wayne.

It has been without air conditioning for weeks, and this week’s heatwave has made already brutal conditions unbearable for the residents…

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