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Trustees recognize firefighter, approve water main plan
Debris litters the area near 15 MileCG_3.706x1.82in_AdultKEY.indd 1 Road and Groesbeck Highway in Clinton Township on March 5, the morning after an explosive fire at Select Distributors. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees began its March 13 meeting honoring the work of a firefighter. Sgt. James Peterson, of the Macomb Township Fire Department, was recognized for being the first member of the department to complete the National Fire Academy’s Managing Officer Program. The two-year program aims to improve fire service professionals’ ability to See TRUSTEES on page 6A
Investigation underway at site of massive fire BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The on-site investigation into the March 4 fire at a Clinton Township business has begun, according to township officials. While the rubble at the site of what was Select Distributors and the Goo Smoke Shop will not be cleared until early April, experts are being brought in to assess the scene on behalf of government agencies, the building’s owners and surrounding businesses, according to Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan.
Investigators still do not have a clear understanding of what caused the fire. At a press conference on March 8, township officials outlined their approach to investigating the blaze. “There’s a process and a scientific procedure that we follow in fire investigation, and this team that’s being assembled will focus on getting that right,” said Fire Marshal Chuck Champagne of the Clinton Township Fire Department. Lingering fires and the dangers presented by unexploded nitrous oxide tanks in the rubble delayed the physical investigation for over a week while interviews and other aspects of the investigation began on the night of the See FIRE on page 5A
Photo by Dean Vaglia
Macomb Township Trustee Peter Lucido III, left, shakes hands with Sgt. James Peterson, of the Macomb Township Fire Department. Peterson is the first Macomb Township firefighter to complete the National Fire Academy’s Managing Officer Program.
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