An early-morning tragedy on Detroit's west side left three people dead and two others in the hospital after a fire broke out at a home.

DETROIT – Three people are dead after a family home caught fire on Detroit’s west side early Monday morning. The Detroit Fire Department was called to the home in the 19000 block of Wildemere Avenue at about 6 a.m., Dec. 15. They arrived to the house in less than five minutes.

A 6-year-old girl died in a house fire on Detroit's west side Sunday morning, while a woman and 4-year-old boy were hospitalized with injuries.

Fire officials say “challenging circumstances within the house,” including items that were obstacles for firefighters, made it difficult to get to the trapped victims.

A 7-year-old boy died in a weekend house fire on Detroit's west side, officials said. Detroit firefighters were called shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday to the 12000 block of Rutherford Street near Plymouth and Greenfield roads for a fire in a home. Calls reported people were trapped inside the residence, according to authorities.

Area firefighters battled a garage blaze Monday, Dec. 2, at a Brookridge Lane home in Detroit Lakes. Residents and one dog escaped safely.

The Detroit Fire Marshal ordered the evacuation on Wednesday night, Dec. 10, after a power outage left the run-down, 22-story apartment building cold and dark. "Our crews went door to door, floor to floor, and collaborated with the building management to make sure everyone was out," Detroit Fire Department spokeswoman Corey McIsaac said.

A critical hearing that could determine the fate of a man convicted in a Detroit firefighter’s death continues Friday with testimony from a key defense expert who claims the original fire investigation was flawed.