A fire broke out overnight at the historic Detroit Salt Company in Southwest Detroit. It's home to the largest salt dry-mining operation in the entire state, spanning 1500 acres underground.

Everyone inside the building was evacuated safely, with no injuries reported. The employees were all sent home as a precaution.

What was of particular concern here was the chemicals stored at this property. Chemicals aren't just on the property; they were inside the building where the fire originally happened, but Hazmat got held up getting to the scene. They were stopped in front of the Marathon refinery by a train stopped on the tracks.

The other crews first to this scene also had an obstacle of their own. A fire hydrant nearby broke; Detroit Public Works already blocked it off, but it's still bub

See Full Page