Fire part of disappointing day for Detroit Tigers fans - Detroit Free Press
Mike Grant of Lowell takes photographs of his car, a 2014 Chevy Malibu with 5,000 miles and other cars that caught on fire at a parking lot at the corner of Beaubien and Gratiot while they were at a Detroit Tigers baseball game Sunday, July 19,... " Detroit police officer Eric Croxton takes a closer look at the vehicles as they wait for tow trucks and transportation home. A parking lot fire near Comerica Park during Sunday’s Tigers game destroyed seven unoccupied vehicles and sent a dark plume of smoke into the afternoon sky, visible to thousands of fans in the stadium. The fire began shortly after 3:30 p. m. near the center of the parking lot by Gratiot and Beaubien and was extinguished within minutes by Detroit fire crews. Thomas Harrell, 27, of Detroit described the scene as the fire spread. the privately owned lot was unattended as fire crews worked the scene just after 4 p. m. The official cause of the fire was not yet determined, although Detroit police Officer Eric Croxton said it may have been sparked by snapped wires that ran... For those who returned to the lot after the Tigers' 9-3 loss to the Orioles to find their vehicle incinerated, it was a day of back-to-back misfortune. “It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t such a lousy game,” said Mike Grant of Lowell, whose 2014 Chevrolet Malibu was among the vehicles. Source: www.freep.com
