Explosive Fire At Michigan Gas Facility After Car Hits Main

Hundreds of people were briefly evacuated from their homes in the Michigan town of Melvindale on Saturday morning after a car hit a natural gas main at a DTE Energy (DTE.N) facility and caused an explosion and fire, police said. The evacuations were a precaution in case the fire affected natural gas pipelines or underground wires. No one was hurt except for the driver of the car, and residents were allowed to return home a few hours after the fire was put out, police said. Local television showed dramatic images of an intense blaze burning high into the sky and charred buildings at the facility belonging to DTE, a U.S. electric and gas company.