Teen killed by flying canister after massive vaping company explosion has debris raining down
Published Date: 3/5/2024
Source: New York Post
A teenager was killed by a canister sent flying through the air from a huge explosion at a vaping company a quarter of a mile away, according to officials. The unidentified 19-year-old was fatally struck late Monday by the blast at Select Distributors in Clinton Township, outside Detroit, when a truckload of butane caught fire, NBC News reported. “In my 25 years … this, by far, was the biggest [fire] that I’ve ever seen,” Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan told reporters early Tuesday. Some people reported hearing explosions as far as 15 miles away — and police warned residents that debris was “being projected into the air and coming down as far as a mile away from the explosion.” Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/us-news/teenager-killed-by-canister-sent-flying-by-huge-explosion-a-quarter-of-a-mile-away/ #michigan #fire The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost