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CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI, March 5, 2024 ~ A series of explosions and a massive fire at a distribution facility rocked Macomb County Monday evening, killing one person and injuring another.
Debris was launched around the surrounding area, with a 19-year-old bystander being killed after a canister of combustible material shot out from the fire and struck him. Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan said it is currently believed that the explosions were the result of a fire at a building that housed Goo, a tobacco smoke shop, and Select Distributors, a vape parts supplier, which housed butane, nitrous, lighter fluid, and about 100,000 vape pens. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
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March 5, 2024 ~ A series of explosions and a massive fire at a distribution facility in Clinton Township has claimed one life, injured one other, and impacted thousands of others with road closures. WJR Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne updates Kevin Dietz and Tom Jordan on the fore and what officials are saying.
March 5, 2024 ~ A massive fire and explosions were heard all over Clinton Township last night, as the Goo/Select Distributors facility burst into flames. Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel talks with Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Renee Vitale about the air quality tests in the area, and how long it took to contain the fire.
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