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Temperatures are soaring in Detroit this weekend and the city has opened up cooling centers to help resident stay safe.

In the early hours Friday, tragedy struck at a west-side apartment building with a devastating blaze that sent 11 residents to nearby hospitals.

Michigan schools will see more electric buses this year thanks to a grant by the Environmental Protection Agency.

More than 2 dozen locations will treat Detroit families to Halloween celebrations across the city. Halloween parties and trunk-or-treat events will be held at 27 locations.

The city has just 7 restrooms per 100,000 residents that are open year-round.

Much of southeast Michigan — from just south of Flint to the state lines with Ohio and Indiana — was put under an excessive heat watch Wednesday through Thursday morning as the warm front is forecast to move east. Temperatures are expected to approach the upper 90s Wednesday, with high humidity pushing the heat index

An excessive heat warning was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday as temperatures in metro Detroit reached a high of 95 degrees.

Temperatures in metro Detroit are expected to soar, reaching close to 100 degrees. Heres how to stay cool, including a list of cooling centers.

Detroit cooling centers are open for this week's extreme heat.

Efforts to mitigate extreme heat are important, as high temperatures are one of the most fatal weather-related conditions.