Two Injured as Firefighters Battle Fire in Unoccupied Southfield House
I remember reading about this fire early Thursday morning, and it immediately caught my attention—not just because it injured two firefighters, but because it happened at an unoccupied house. At 4:56 a.m. on November 13, crews were dispatched to 23685 Northwestern Highway in Southfield, Michigan. By the time they arrived, thick smoke and flames had already engulfed the roof.
What struck me was how quickly the situation escalated. Firefighters initially tried an interior attack, but the conditions were so intense that they had no choice but to pull back. The Southfield Fire Department quickly elevated the response to a full box alarm, calling in additional units to contain the blaze. Bloomfield Township Fire joined in to help, while Ferndale crews responded to a separate alarm that turned out to be false.
Two of the firefighters were hurt during the operation, thankfully only with minor injuries, and were treated at a local hospital. The house itself didn’t survive unscathed—it sustained heavy damage, leaving behind a stark reminder of how fast fires can spread in vacant structures…