9/5/14 - A tractor-trailer fire forced the closure of westbound I-96 near Fowlerville Road early this morning. Sheriff Bob Bezotte tells WHMI the incident happened at about 3:00am near Exit 129 into Fowlerville. Emergency crews were called to the site, where the found the truck fully involved in the fire. Bezotte says the driver of the truck, a 69-year-old Ohio man, was able to get out unharmed. He adds that while the cargo of snacks and cakes was destroyed and the fire claimed both the trailer and the cab, there were no injuries resulting from the fire. The westbound lanes of I-96 were not completely reopened until about 8:30 as crews worked to extinguish the fire and investigate the incident. Bezotte says they are not sure at this time what started the fire. It was put out by the Fowlerville Fire Department, with the sheriffâs department controlling traffic with the help of the Michigan Department of Transportation. Picture of this mornings trailer fire in Fowlerville. Picture was courtesy of Freelance photographer, Ronald S. Coll. (TD/JK)
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