Detroit Apartment Explodes; 12 hospitalized

The notification seen on phones throughout Plymouth on Monday, March 31st.

You may have been startled when an ear-piercing alarm went off on your phone around 6:00 AM on Monday, March 31st. This emergency alert was originally sent to those living near an apartment that exploded in Detroit.

You may be asking, “If this happened in Detroit, then why did people in Plymouth get the alarm?” This is due to an error while sending out the alert, which caused people throughout Metro Detroit to receive the signal.

“The high-pitched alert was intended only for the immediate area surrounding an early-morning explosion at an apartment building on Littlefield Street near Schoolcraft Road on the city’s west side. But due to human error, the alert was broadcast through a federal system that sent it to a much wider audience,” Says the Metro Detroit Times.

The explosion occurred in a complex in Littlefield, Detroit. 12 were rescued from the burning apartment, including 6 children. All of them were hospitalized, and 2 of them had severe burns, including a man with burns over 90 percent of his body. The explosion’s cause is currently unknown, and demolitionists have been sent out to destroy the building due to its instability.

The alarm was sent out much further than intended, and although the people of Plymouth weren’t in any danger from this, many were woken up by their phones. The people who sent the signal apologized earlier this morning. So, hopefully, we’ll be able to sleep in a little later. Make sure to stay safe, everyone!