DETROIT (WXYZ) — A massive mulch fire on Detroit's west side has hit its third day of burning and it's still impacting air quality across the city.
The mulch fire is at least the size of five football fields, with the Detroit Fire Department telling us they started responding to it around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. They also told us that no one has been injured from this fire.
The owner tells us that it started with one spark from a grinder on Tuesday evening and spread from there.
Now, police said they may have to close some roads in the area.
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Set Duct Manufacturing only has a fence protecting their business from the fire, but they are concerned about the smoke.
"We were worried it was going to get close to our trucks, and our yard outside" said Dion Earehart. "If the smoke gets bad, I'm not going to keep these guys here, because you never know what's in them fumes. I'll send them home and they'll be done."
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