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Detroit firefighter watches own home burn

Firefighter Donavan Dickerson: “I helped them put the hose up ... that’s all I could do. I didn’t have any gear.”

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DETROIT — Detroit firefighter Donavan Dickerson got the call about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that his house was burning from top to bottom.

He was suddenly trying to put out a fire right where he lives.

“I helped them put the hose up ... that’s all I could do. I didn’t have any gear,” he said. It’s a house with a rich Detroit history, and it’s been in Dickerson’s family for decades.

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