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Detroit flower farm makes plans for season after fire ruined thousands of seedlings

A cut flower farm in Detroit is making plans to recover from a fire that destroyed its hoophouse on Monday.

Detroit Abloom, a nonprofit farm at 244 Manistique Street, provided photos and detailed the situation on its website and social media. The flower farm, which started in 2015, features organic flowers, native and pollinator plants.

A fire marshal has determined that a faulty propane tank caused the blaze, Detroit Abloom explained. The propane tank was intended to keep seedlings warm that had started growing for the 2025 season; and thousands of those plants were lost.

"The hoophouse replacement skin, supplies and seedling area and plants is costly," one of the social media posts said.

Read more at CBS News