EB I-94 reopens in Emmett Twp after semi catches fire

Corinne Moore

EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Eastbound I-94 in Emmett Township is back open Saturday afternoon after a semi-truck caught fire in the morning.

Around 6:15 a.m., troopers with the Michigan State Police were sent to eastbound I-94 at mile marker 100 after the semi caught fire.

Both eastbound lanes were closed until about 2:55 p.m.

MPS said that the preliminary investigation shows that the semi was hauling iodine gas and lithium batteries, making this a hazardous material incident.

The case remains under investigation.

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