Man Receives Minor Injuries from Industrial Fire

A report of a man who was "set on fire" brought 30 Troy firefighters to Inergy Automotive Systems, near the intersection of Maple Road and Coolidge Road, on Wednesday afternoon.

A 29-year-old, male employee of the business,,which produces plastic fuel tanks, was treated and taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital by Alliance Mobile Health with second degree burns to 10 percent of his body, according to a Troy Fire Department release sent Friday.

A second male employee there was treated and released at the scene with minor burns to his hand after trying to put out the fire himself. All other employees had safely left the building before Troy firefighters arrived.

When firefighters arrived at the business, 2585 W. Maple Rd., they discovered two fire sprinklers were on, helping to keep the fire within the room it started and keep damage at a minimum, according to the report. The business is now back open.

It appears the employees were moving fuel from one container to another when the fire started, according to the department, but the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.