The explosion occurred at a refinery off Bogie Lake Road after 10 p.m. Friday — with people as far away as Hartland and Clarkston saying they heard it.

Authorities quickly confirmed that no explosion had taken place but the faked images spread on Twitter for a short time. The incident briefly sent the stock market lower.

The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who refused to go back to work after an explosion that killed hundreds of people in 1944, the military service announced Wednesday.

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion revealed racial disparities.