By Megha Satyanarayana
The Detroit Free Press
DETROIT — Fire broke out in the former headquarters of the Highland Park Fire Department Sunday afternoon, just weeks before construction is set to begin on a new headquarters across the street.
Three trucks from the city’s brigade responded to the 3:30 p.m. blaze, including one truck driven by Chief Dave Peek, still dressed for church. The fire started in the hose tower of the abandoned building on Gerald Street near Woodward Avenue.
“Once it gets going, you basically gotta let it burn itself out,” Peek said, after helping one of the firefighters aim a hose at burning embers inside the tower. “There’s nothing left to do but tear it down.”
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