DETROIT — A fire Wednesday caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit.
Video from television stations showed thick clouds of black smoke near the top of the 14-story Maccabees Building, a nearly century-old building designed by Albert Kahn, along Woodward Avenue, just north of downtown.
The fire was contained to the 11th floor, and no injuries were reported, Wayne State said on social media. Authorities said it likely started in the heating and cooling system.
Wayne State has owned the building for more than 20 years and has offices there, including the computer science and African American studies departments. But it is not generally known as a place for classrooms.
The Maccabees was home to early radio and television studios, including radio broadcasts of “The Lone Ranger” starting in the 1930s and “The Green Hornet.”