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  • 6/30/2025
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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