Fire and explosion in Detroit killed one person

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, citing CBS News, a fire in Detroit killed a 19-year-old youth.

The fire broke out late Monday night in a building that supplies phone accessories and other industrial goods to stores.

This fire caused several explosions, as a result of which at least two people were injured. The intensity of the explosion was so strong that it shook the suburbs of Detroit and threw the debris into the air.

The local police department announced on its Facebook page that debris from the explosion was thrown up to a mile (1.6 km).

The authorities announced that there were combustible materials at the scene of the accident.