Industrial Fire and Multiple Explosions Shoot Debris Into Air in Detroit Suburb

Published on March 5, 2024

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A fire raging at a building that supplies novelties, phone accessories, and other merchandise to discount stores caused multiple explosions that injured at least two people and rocked suburban Detroit, sending debris shooting far into the air. The debris fell Monday night as far as a mile (1.6 kilometers) away, the Clinton Township Police Department said on Facebook. Authorities said they didn’t know exactly what was burning or the potential health effects, but said the business was “known to stock combustible materials” and urged people in the area to stay inside. White smoke and an orange glow could still be seen above the remnants of the Select Distributors building on Tuesday morning in Clinton Township. Earlier, news helicopter videos showed a massive, bright orange area of fire with bursts of flames within the blaze that looked like explosions....

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