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Bosonic

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Sat Apr 27, 2013, 07:17 PM Apr 2013

Reports Of An Explosion At The Marathon Detroit Refinery [View all]

Source: WWJ

DETROIT (WWJ) – BREAKING – WWJ listeners report that there has been an explosion at the Marathon Detroit Refinery.

Reports of the explosion came in from several listeners to WWJ Newsradio 950 and it appears that one of the tankers on the site may have exploded.

Marathon Detroit Refinery told WWJ that they were trying to get the situation under control but could not comment further.

The refinery is on the borderline of Melvindale – the fire department there said they have not been asked to respond as the explosion took place within the refinery. A HazMat team has been dispatched from the Detroit Fire Department and is on the scene.

Read more: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/04/27/reports-of-an-explosion-at-the-marathon-detroit-refinery/



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