Photos by Millard Berry
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Alex Risko, Jessica Inskeep and Robert Risko stand on a buckled sidewalk and look over a crushed car on Mason Street caused by a fast moving thunderstorm struck Dearborn and Dearborn Heights midday July 11 knocking down trees and power lines. Arcing electrical wires ignited garages and other electrical problems caused by the storm burned several houses. Firefighters were taxed to their limits with residents’ repeated calls for help for several hours after the atmospheric violence subsided.
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Dearborn firefighters maneuver around fallen tree limbs as they exit a burning house on Alexandrine Street July 11 while fighting a fire apparently caused by electrical problems brought on by the severe thunderstorm that hit about noon.
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Reuben Banwart reacts while discussing damage done to his house on S. York Street July 11 by the severe thunderstorm that hit about noon.
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A Dearborn firefighter smashes out a second story window in a house on Marlboro Street July 11 afternoon while fighting a fire apparently caused by electrical problems brought on by the severe thunderstorm that hit about noon.
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Dearborn firefighters continue fighting an extensive house fire on Marlboro Street July 11 afternoon that apparently was caused by electrical problems brought on by the severe thunderstorm that hit about noon.
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A Dearborn Heights firefighter walks away from the skeleton of a garage on Hipp Street that burned from fire apparently caused by electrical problems brought on by the severe thunderstorm that hit about noon.
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Photos by Millard Berry
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