Large bonfire found near oil well in Jackson County
Fire & ArsonA large bonfire was found close to an oil well. The owner had been warned before about smaller fires but did not clean them up.
Audio|Source: Lenawee County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
We're going to be meeting a (name withheld). He's going to be with Austin Energy. They recently purchased oil wells. It's going to be the oil wells in the area of 1478 Whig Highway, which is north of Beecher. The driveway to the oil well should be just to the south of that address. They went back today, found remnants of a huge bonfire. They made contact with the subject previously, a week ago when they went back to inspect the property, they found a small bonfire. They advised him that that all needed to be cleaned up or they'd have to file a police report. Going back today, they found a larger bonfire that was about 20 feet from the oil well. If you could make contact with him back there. Very clear.
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Jackson County, MI
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