Sandy Springstead News Today

Sandy Springstead was in the middle of performing during a Christmas concert at Plymouth's Northridge Church earlier this month when she smelled fire and realized it was her.

On Friday's News Hit: - Sandy Springstead said she smelled something burning before realizing she was on fire during a Christmas performance. - More than 15 years of missteps by Detroit police let a serial killer roam free, according to an Associated Press investigation. - A mile-long stretch of I-94 in Belleville has reopened for winter.

A 24-hour flight delay from Amsterdam to Detroit stranded several hundred Delta Air Lines passengers last weekend, a performer caught on fire during a freak accident at a Christmas concert in Plymouth, and Wayne Police are investigating a fatal shooting from Dec. 10: here are the top stories from FOX 2's Week in Review.

Sandy Springstead was excited to be volunteering in her church's Christmas show, but then a "freak accident" had her being rushed to the hospital with severe burns to more than 30 percent of her body.

"You have all the safety protocols in place and then something like this happens," said Stephen King. "This freak accident. It's so hard to take it in. You just kind of go numb."

On Wednesday's News Hit: - A performer caught on fire during a Christmas concert at a Metro Detroit church. - A car crashed into a semi-truck on the Lodge Freeway, causing 200 gallons of fuel to spill. - A Black police officer in River Rouge has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the department, alleging racial and sexual harassment.