Bed bugs found at Blue Care Network's Southfield office
The building will be treated this weekend by a company that specializes in this type of situation, said Blue Care spokeswoman Helen Stojic. It's the first time bed bugs have been found in the building, she said.
MINUTES. OUR CHAUNCY GLOVER REPORTING FOR US LIVE. Devin: THE BLUE CARE NETWORK IS DEALING WITH BEDBUGS, TINY CREATURES THAT CAN CAUSE BIG PROBLEMS. LET'S BRING IN SANDRA ALI IN SOUTHFIELD. AND THE QUESTION IS, DID THEY FIND THE SOURCE OF ALL THE TROUBLE. Sandra: AT THIS POINT, THEY HAVE NOT. WE'VE HEARD THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK GOING ON HERE ALL WEEKEND LONG. THEY'RE PLANNING AT THIS POINT TO BRING IN A SPECIAL WORK CREW FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO TREAT THE BUILDING AND TRY TO GET RID OF THE BEDBUGS. BLUE CARE EMPLOYEES CARRIED OUT THEIR BAGS AND LEFT WORK FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER SOMEONE DISCOVERED BEDBUGS IN THE BUILDING. THE BEDBUGS WERE FOUND ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND WE'RE TOLD THEY WERE CONTAINED TO JUST ONE AREA. BLUE CARE NETWORK LEASES THIS BUILDING ON CIVIC CENTER DRIVE IN SOUTHFIELD. WORKERS DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SITUATION, BUT A SPOKESPERSON TELLS LOCAL 4 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THIS BUILDING. THE COMPANY HAS FOUND THE SOURCE AND HAS A PROTOCOL IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED. AND WE ARE GETTING LATE WORD THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY STARTED TREATING PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING. THEY PLAN TO BRING THE WORK CREW BACK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO FINISH THE JOB.
