WRIGHT TWP, MI (WHTC) – A fire caused an minor explosion at Dewitt Barrels near Marne Friday morning around 6:30 a.m.
Ottawa County Dispatch tells WHTC News that a spark caused one of the barrels an employee was working on to explode. The employee suffered minor injuries.
Dewitt Barrels is located on Comstock Street in Wright Township near I-96. The fire was contained to a section of the building and there is no major damage. Several fire departments were on the scene.
Dewitt Barrels recycles barrels, cleans and repaints them before they redistribute them.