The number of fires set in the city of Detroit during Angels' Night and the days preceding Halloween is down significantly from last year, according to the mayor's office.
Dan Lijana, spokesman for Mayor Dave Bing, said in a statement Monday morning that numbers for Sunday and the weekend are "well below" last year. City officials are expected to release the specific number of fires sometime early this afternoon, he added.
There were only 18 blazes on Saturday -- lower than a typical Saturday, which, on average, sees 26 fires, according to the city.
In 2010, there were 169 fires over a three-day period around Halloween -- up from 119 in 2009.
The city mobilized citizen and volunteer patrols throughout the city, part of an ongoing effort to combat fires in the days preceding Halloween.
Staff writers Gina Damron and Elisha Anderson contributed to this report.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
