Massive Explosion Rocks Detroit Refinery

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A tank containing oil products at the Marathon Detroit Refinery has reportedly exploded, forcing a mandatory evacuation order for a nearby area. No injuries have been reported so far.

The fire is located in one of the refinery’s smaller tanks, Marathon spokesman Shane Pochard has told the Detroit Free Press.

Marathon’s own fire crew are battling the flames, along with first responders from Detroit and surrounding areas, Pochard said.

Firefighters at the scene say diesel fuel in a tanker on Fort street is on fire. They have two trucks at the scene streaming water and two trucks streaming foam.

It is unknown if anyone was injured or how the fire started, Pochard said.

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A HazMat team from the Detroit Fire Department and Senior Fire Chief Carl Smith are at the scene.

Reports of the explosion came in just before 6 pm local time.

The adjacent city of Melvindale is ordering a partial evacuation due to concerns over air quality from the fire rise.
State police have closed ramps from I-75 to Schaefer in both directions.

“Police have blocked Fort Street off by I-75 south … oh my goodness … there’s an ambulance out here, a fireman standing outside, you know, it doesn’t look like they are trying to get close. They are not trying to go in there,” one listener told the local radio station.

A witness, Dan Taylor told the Detroit News that “I saw the fire ball. The whole top of the tank was on fire and you could see it melted.”

 Source:

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