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Detroit police officer suffers smoke inhalation at fire on west side

Posted at 11:35 PM, Oct 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-05 23:35:07-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit police officer is in temporary serious condition after being taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

He was injured at a fire in an apartment complex at West Chicago and Braile. No other details on how he was injured have been released.

Firefighters say the fire was contained to a first-floor apartment and no other injuries have been reported.

It's not clear at this time how the fire started.