CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A large fire followed by multiple explosions at a building in suburban Detroit killed one person and injured a firefighter.
Authorities believe canisters containing gas chemicals may have been responsible for the repeated explosions reported by first responders and witnesses.
The building housed a distributor for the vaping industry called Goo, and canisters stored inside contained nitrous and butane, said Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan.
Owners and employees are cooperating with investigators, said Clinton Township Police Chief Dina Caringi.
Clinton Township officials asked residents to stay away from the site and said it would be fenced off and guarded as cleanup begins.
Persons:
Tim Duncan, Duncan, “, Goo, Dina Caringi, Ben Ilozor, ”
Organizations:
Authorities, of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Fire, Associated Press, Police, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan’s Department of Environment, Energy
Locations:
CLINTON, Mich, Detroit, Clinton, Great Lakes