Detroit fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at the department's former training center and whether sensitive records were left behind at the site.
The fire started about 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fire Department's abandoned training academy at Warren and Lawton on Detroit's west side. The fire originated on the second floor of the six-story building, said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell. It took about 10 minutes to bring the blaze under control, he said. Although Fornell deemed the fire suspicious, he said it's unclear if it was the work of an arsonist, saying that the case remains under investigation.
2nd Deputy Chief Charles Simms said allegations that sensitive information was left at the site, last used by the Fire Department in 2014, were being investigated.