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  • 7 months ago
WWJ's Charlie Langton reports from the scene of huge industrial fire at Aevitas SpecialtyServices Corp, an industrial waste company at Jefferson Ave. and St. Jean in Detroit.
Transcript
00:01We just heard a massive explosion here at the Avitas Refinery.
00:09Avitas Specialty Services, that's the name of the company.
00:13They recycle waste oil from the big three.
00:17A little after five this morning, Monday, they got on fire.
00:24Smoke can be seen for miles, no injuries at this point in time.
00:28The fire department obviously trying to do what they can, but this is intense.
00:35I can feel the heat and have a lot of football field away.
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