KENT COUNTY, Mich. — No one was injured after an explosion and fire Wednesday morning at Wilkast Inc., a manufacturing plant on S Division Avenue in Byron Township.
The incident was reported around 7:48 a.m. when a witness heard the explosion and saw smoke and flames coming from the building. All occupants soon evacuated.
Investigators confirmed the explosion and located a fire in the roof of the building. It was quickly extinguished. Authorities said the fire was located in a vat.
No one was injured in the fire. The cause is still under investigation.
Wilkast Inc. provides aluminum and zinc die castings for the office furniture, automotive and motorcycle hardware industries.
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