2024-11-26 16:48:00
BRIGHTON, Miss. (AP) — A storage tank containing oil drilling byproducts exploded and caught fire near a General Motors proving ground in southeastern Michigan on Tuesday, damaging nearby equipment, a fire marshal said. Two houses were destroyed, but no one was injured.
Firefighters rushed to the scene around 6:40 a.m. Brighton Regional Fire Chief Michael O’Brien said that after the tank explosion, the area was shaken. Two houses about 150 to 180 meters away were damaged and their windows were shattered.
He added that the explosion occurred near the General Motors proving ground, about 70 kilometers northwest of Detroit, and that no casualties were reported. O’Brien said no one was working at the scene when the explosion occurred.
Video footage showed flames rising at the scene. Local television reported that residents felt the explosion miles away.
“Fortunately, no one was injured and no facilities were damaged,” GM said in a statement.
O’Brien said the site where the explosion and fire occurred was leased by a third party and the cause of the explosion was still under investigation.
O’Brien explained that it is his understanding that the tanks contain natural gas byproducts from oil drilling and store a mixture of water, flammable liquids and brine. Firefighters used foam to extinguish the flames and then sprayed water on nearby storage tanks to keep them cool, he said.
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This story was translated from English by AP editors with the help of generated artificial intelligence tools.
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