1 Dead, 1 in Stable Condition After Explosion at Dexter Wastewater Treatment Plant

This story was updated at 5 p.m. to include comments from Dexter Fire Chief Loren Yates.

One man has died and another man has been brought from critical to stable condition at the University of Michigan Hospital after both were involved in an explosion at Dexter's wastewater treatment plant early Monday afternoon.

According to annarbor.com, the men were working inside a holding tank around 1:30 p.m. when gas exploded inside the tank.

The Dexter Fire Department and Huron Valley Ambulance paramedics rescued the men from the roof of a nearby building. Dexter Fire Chief Loren Yates believes the force from the explosion ejected one of the men onto the roof of the building, while workers helped the other man out of the tank.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but Yates says the department believes methane gas was ignited when the men lit a torch to cut a peice of metal.

The accident closed Huron Street at Broad Street just before 2:30 p.m. and shook nearby homes and businesses, according to annarbor.com.

The wastewater treatment plant is located at the Dexter Utilities Department at 8360 Huron St.

This article will be updated as we get more information.