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Thompson Block fire

By Don Oates | September 23

Video of the Depot Town’s Thompson Block fire from early Wednesday morning. It was filmed by Ypsilanti resident Don Oates.

Thompson Block

Thompson Block

By Don Oates | September 23

Fire consumes the Thompson Block building in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town district early Wednesday morning. Firefighters from five local departments were called to the blaze.

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