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Fire erupted at Dayton Freight in Byron Center (Courtesy Craig Beuker via ReportIt - Jan. 1, 2013)

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Fire erupted at Dayton Freight in Byron Center (Courtesy Craig Beuker via ReportIt - Jan. 1, 2013)

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Fire erupted at Dayton Freight in Byron Center (Report It: Eric Brogger, Jan. 1, 2013)

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The fire at Dayton Freight in Byron Center could be seen in Allegan (Report It: Ashley Gardner, Jan. 1, 2013)

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A fire at Dayton Freight in Grand Rapids was clearly visible from the downtown Plaza Towers skycam (Jan. 1, 2013)

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Smoke billows from freight carrier fire

Dayton Freight on Clyde Park SW

Updated: Tuesday, 01 Jan 2013, 3:34 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 01 Jan 2013, 12:49 PM EST

BYRON CENTER, Mich. (WOOD) - Massive billows of smoke poured from a freight carrier in Byron Center early Tuesday afternoon, blackening the sky for a brief period of time.

The fire at Dayton Freight, 8230 Clyde Park SW, could be seen for miles.

It was extinguished shortly after it began.

There is no cause yet identified, and no estimate of damage at this time.

Dayton Freight is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, but has 44 service centers in the Midwest. It delivers to the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Guam.

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