1 dead after Mt. Clemens industrial accident draws sheriff deputies, firefighters
(FOX 2) - One person died after an explosion in an industrial location in Mt. Clemens on Thursday.
Mayor Laura Kropp told FOX 2 the victim is a 49-year-old man from Macomb Township.
He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Macomb County Sheriff's office is continuing to investigate and have not confirmed what caused the explosion.
Explosion in Mt. Clemens
The backstory:
Sheriff's deputies responded to an emergency at a scrapyard in Macomb County on Thursday.
Both police and the Harrison Township Fire Department were at the scene of an "industrial accident" in the area of Mary Street between Cass Avenue and Hubbard Street in Mt. Clemens.
Dozens of first responders were observed at the scrapyard around 11:30 p.m.
The Source: The Mt. Clemens Mayor and Macomb County Sheriff's were cited for this story.