Reports Of An Explosion At The Marathon Detroit Refinery

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4. Fire at Marathon refinery in Detroit; Partial evacuation of Melvindale residents

Detroit firefighters say diesel fuel in a tanker at the Marathon Refinery on Fort street is on fire. Smoke can be seen for miles around and air quality concerns have forced officials to evacuated residents near the fire.
Firefighters have two trucks at the scene streaming water and two trucks streaming foam.
Hazmat is also on the scene.

The City of Melvindale is ordering a partial evacuation of the city due to the refinery fire. They are concerned about air quality from the fire.
The city is asking all residents between Wall Street and I-75 to leave their homes. Residents can head to the Melvindale Ice Arena for further instructions from Police. Police are currently going door to door to get residents out.
Witnesses tell 7 Action News they felt the explosions from two blocks away.

Michigan State Police have closed ramps from I-75 to Schaefer in both directions.


Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/detroit/smoke-pouring-from-marathon-refinery#ixzz2Ri9iLn86


map of the area: http://goo.gl/maps/hQNCI