Fire Burns After Explosion at Auto Parts Plant

The plant's roof has been destroyed.

Emergency personnel respond to a fire at Meridian Magnesium Products of America in Eaton Rapids, Mich., Wednesday morning, May 2, 2018. Authorities said explosions and a large fire at the auto parts plant injured a couple people and forced the evacuation of workers.
Emergency personnel respond to a fire at Meridian Magnesium Products of America in Eaton Rapids, Mich., Wednesday morning, May 2, 2018. Authorities said explosions and a large fire at the auto parts plant injured a couple people and forced the evacuation of workers.
Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP

EATON RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say explosions and a large fire at an auto parts plant in Michigan injured two people and forced the evacuation of workers.

Fire crews responded about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to Meridian Magnesium Products of America in Eaton Rapids. 

The city's Mayor Paul Malewski told the Lansing State Journal that the plant's roof has been destroyed. The flames subsided later Wednesday morning. Malewski says no homes have been evacuated and the smoke has dissipated because of strong winds.

Malewski says an initial explosion at the plant about 80 miles (130 kilometers) west of Detroit set off a series of explosions. WILX-TV reports people felt the blast miles away.

The cause is under investigation.

The newspaper says the two injured people have been treated at a hospital.

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