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Authorities said a house where a fire broke out Sunday in West Bloomfield had no working smoke detectors. Three children were killed.

In the fire report, First Alert 6 Investigates discovered smoke detectors were not present. They’re required in rental properties, even ones like this building built more than a century ago.