Industrial Fire on Detroit's West Side - Live Video Feed 8/24/09 4:38pm

Industrial Fire on Detroit's West Side

Updated: Monday, 24 Aug 2009, 4:38 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 24 Aug 2009, 4:32 PM EDT

• By FOX 2 News Staff

DETROIT [[WJBK) - A large fire is burning at a Diversified Chemical Technologies plant located in the 15000 block of Woodrow Wilson on Detroit's west side. There have been some explosions, but no injuries have been reported at this time. FOX 2 News has learned this is a Level 1 HAZMAT situation.
Some of the local companies Diversified services includes Chrysler, Ford, Lear and Visteon.
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I saw the hovering cloud of chemical smoke hovering above our beloved town from more than 30 miles away. It was creepy. A very particle-lit sky over Detroit today. Hm.

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Posted: Aug. 25, 2009
Detroit chemical factory burns, explodes

BY ZLATI MEYER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

No one was injured in a fire at a chemical factory Monday that set off a hazardous materials situation in northwest Detroit, officials said.

Detroit Fire Deputy Chief Edward Smith said crews had the blaze -- which started at about 2:30 p.m. at Diversified Chemical Technologies, 15477 Woodrow Wilson -- under control by 6:30 p.m. Smoke could be seen for miles around during the blaze. Fire crews were expected to be on the scene until this morning.

Numerous explosions set off during the fire were caused by 55-gallon drums of chemicals, Smith said. He did not specify which chemicals but did say there were oil and petroleum products inside.

Air-quality test results did not indicate any problems, he said, although residents in the area were told to stay inside as a precaution.

Representatives from Diversified Chemical could not be reached for comment.

Mary Walker, 66, a retired sign-language interpreter who lives in the area, was nervous about the fumes and said she wasn't told by anyone to stay inside.

"I'm inhaling it," Walker said while outside, where she had been talking to neighbors. "There should have been an evacuation because of all the chemicals."

A cause for the fire is not known.

Diversified's Web site describes it as a company specializing in chemical products with six subsidiaries that offer specialized services to firms including Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC.

Bill McGraw contributed to this report.

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i bet the packard plant is jealous