A 19-year-old male bystander died early Tuesday morning as a result of a massive, multi-alarm fire at Select Distributors in Clinton Township, according to authorities. Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan reported that the teen was on foot at a car wash near a service station on 15 Mile Road when he was hit in the head by a projectile, possibly a tank, that shot out of the fire amid continuous explosions. He said the teen was "at least a quarter mile away from the actual building." The teen, who has not been identified, died around 4 a.m., Duncan said. "Our thoughts and prayers and sadness to the family, friends and loved ones in the community of the loss of a life of a 19-year-old out in the street that got hit by one of those pieces of shrapnel," Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said during a 10 a.m. press conference at the Clinton Township offices. The debris field stretched for hundreds of feet beyond the building. At least one person viewing the damage and thick debris Tuesday morning discovered an open knife. Duncan said the retail location had items with blades and knives and these things were "flying though the air also" and why authorities are scouring the area to pick up everything they find and keep safe. Video Provided by Sarah Cooper. Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2024/03/05/select-distributor-explosions-teen-dies/72849661007/ For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the Detroit Free Press on: Facebook - https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JeixbW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Chb7hR TikTok - https://bit.ly/3MiQVjW Online - https://www.freep.com