Environmental officials: River Rouge asphalt fire not a problem

(MI) The Detroit News – Environmental officials have determined there is no dangerous fallout from an industrial fire that broke out in River Rouge this morning.

Paving-grade asphalt in a 70-square-yard area went up in flames during a cleanup shortly after 9 a.m., said Curt Robinson, terminal manager at Michigan Marine Terminal in River Rouge. It had spilled from a leak in May at the property, he said.

An oil storage tank on the property also exploded. More

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