Once the area was deemed safe to work in, crews cooled the tanks and applied firefighting foam to the areas where flammable liquids were still burning. Smaller tanks also began to explode becoming projectiles and putting anyone at risk within the danger area. Everyone in the building was safely evacuated.Ī second large propane tank and a 30,000-gallon butane tank that were exposed to the fire prompted an evacuation of a one mile and the closure of US-23 for a short period. The first fire crews responded to Ann Arbor Welding on Carpenter Road in the afternoon to find heavy fire and smoke coming from multiple explosions in the back of the building.įire crews found a 2000-gallon propane tank was on fire along with several smaller propane, butane and acetelyne tanks. RELATED: Large fire causes multiple explosions at Pittsfield Township welding facility Multiple projectile explosions and a large fire at a Pittsfield Township welding facility Thursday prompted evacuations and freeway closures. Check back for updates.PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. It may be some time before it's safe for firefighters to battle the flames. Tanks filled with butane are on the property. Thursday, officials said residents can return to their homes and should shelter in place.īoth directions of US-23 were closed in the area, between Michigan Avenue and I-94. The evacuation zone is from Michigan Avenue to Ellsworth Road to Carpenter. Officials told Local 4 the area within about a mile, which is mostly commercial, is being evacuated as a precaution. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office posted this alert: "A large structure fire in the area of Carpenter Road and Morgan Rd in Pittsfield Twp. The fire, reported Thursday afternoon, is burning at the Ann Arbor Welding Supply on the 4000 block of Carpenter Road. – A large structure fire is burning in Pittsfield Township after an explosion at a welding company.
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