One man was killed this afternoon and another injured in an explosion at the Dexter Utilities Department.
Dexter Area Fire Department Chief Loren Yates says his department responded around 1:39pm. When they arrived, they found two injured men on the roof. Chief Yates says it appears the men were using torches inside a processing tank when the flames ignited methane gas, causing the explosion.
The injured men were taken the the University of Michigan Hospital, where Ann Arbor dot com is reporting one of the victims died. The other is said to be in stable condition.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating the explosion.