Hear from Oakland County neighbors who witnessed house explosion possibly caused by drug operation
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Police believe a drug operation inside an Oakland County home might be responsible for causing an explosion that rocked a neighborhood and threw two men from the house. The explosion happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday at a home on Arbutus Street near the intersection of Newton and Commerce roads in Commerce Township, officials said. โWe didnโt know if our house was going to catch fire, and the ones next door.โA Commerce Township house that exploded on Sept. 24, 2020. Butane tanks removed from a Commerce Township house that exploded on Sept. 24, 2020, firefighters said. Both of the injured men are in their mid- to late 20s and are residents of Commerce Township, police said.
Drug operation inside Oakland County home might have caused explosion that threw 2 men from house
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Police believe a drug operation inside an Oakland County home might be responsible for causing an explosion that rocked a neighborhood and threw two men from the house. โIt was a large, huge explosion,โ Lempert said. A Commerce Township house that exploded on Sept. 24, 2020. Butane tanks removed from a Commerce Township house that exploded on Sept. 24, 2020, firefighters said. Both men are in their mid- to late 20s and are residents of Commerce Township, police said.
House explosion injures two in Commerce Township
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A house explosion in Commerce Township injured two people early Thursday morning. We sent the entire fire department here to put the fire out,โ said Commerce Township Fire Chief Jim Dundas. โWe had two victims taken to local hospitals.โCommerce township house explosion (WDIV)Itโs not known what caused the explosion, although Consumers Energy had technicians at the scene. The Oakland County Sheriffโs Office also had a fire investigator at the scene working to determine the cause. More: Commerce Township news