One person killed in Michigan factory fire that rained rubble 'as far as a mile away,' authorities say. (PART-2)

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On Monday night, Clinton Township police interrogated two business owners by the fire prevention division and the ATF. Duncan said. Officials claimed Select Distributors witnesses were helping investigators at Tuesday's news briefing. Corporation comment was late.

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Duncan told reporters the company got a semi-load of butane containers and had “over half of that still left.” Over 100,000 lithium-powered vape pens, nitrous pallets, and lighter fluid were recovered.

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Township building inspection superintendent Barry Miller said the facility had one recent infraction, improper duck boat storage, which was remedied under a township warning at Tuesday night's news conference. "We didn't know the canisters were on-site," he claimed. Viewers called WDIV from Troy, 15 miles west in Oakland County, reporting explosions. Clinton Township, Macomb.

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According to reports, Clinton Township Supervisor Robert Cannon, who lives 5 ½ miles away, heard the explosion as "thunder right over our home."

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"That's 5 ½ miles away, so think about the people that were near the site," he said. Very bad. The earth trembled. We arrived at the scene with shaking vehicles. It was awful."

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"It was pretty bad, and it was scary," she says. It persisted. It persisted. Explosions never stopped."

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Duncan said the facility was practically destroyed. Officials fenced off the location and searched 2 miles for debris.

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Officials encouraged people to close windows first. Macomb County's hazmat team evaluated the air Monday night "with negative results, so the air is fine," said Brouwer. He called water "absolutely perfect." 

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