Spectacular Blaze Hits Vacant Apartment Building In Highland Park

Woodward Avenue in Highland Park is open Wednesday morning, after a huge apartment fire forced emergency crews to shut it down overnight.

Fire crews had some challenges with low water pressure, after a fire ripped through the five-story, vacant apartment building on Waverley, about two blocks from Davison.

The building is behind the Highland Park post office, which was hosed down for fear that it would burn as well. High winds and dry conditions created another problem as embers blew as far as three blocks away, starting grass fires that nearby residents tried to stomp out.