MOTTVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD/AP) –Officials say a fire at a mulch manufacturing facility in southwestern Michigan has been contained and could take a week to burn itself out.
More than a dozen fire departments from Michigan and Indiana were called to a massive blaze that destroyed a mulch manufacturing facility near the state line. A former employee identified the facility at M-103 in Mottville Township, near White Pigeon, as Green Stream.
The fire started Monday afternoon. Authorities told the Associated Press the flames have engulfed more than a dozen acres.
The Michigan Department of Transportation shut down M-103 in both directions between Barker Road and US-12 for about 14 hours because of the fire. The state highway reopened at US-12 just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Fire officials say the wind and piles of recyclable material have made the fire difficult to fight. However, a fire official told NBC affiliate WNDU no one was injured and no homes were damaged.
Authorities have not released details on a cause.
WNDU reports officials with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources are expected to visit the scene Tuesday.