Crews rebuilding I-94 following Wednesday's tanker fire

DEARBORN, Mich. – Wednesday's tanker fire gave way to crew working to rebuild part of I-94.

"What's going on right now is the concrete is been pulled up for about 150 feet of the stretch of 94 east between Michigan and Wyoming," said Diane Cross, a spokeswoman from the Michigan Department of Transportation.

After soil tests came back negative, workers began pouring concrete. They're on schedule for traffic to flow again Monday morning.

"We're virtually back to normal," Cross said.

Dearborn streets are quiet again as police chief Ron Haddad reflected on the danger of the day before.

"The potential is there," said Haddad. "The heat was at enormous. That was our initial worries, then somebody hurt out there that we haven't found yet."

Fortunately, multiple agencies worked together and helped ensure things didn't end up worse.

"We train for these situations on a regular basis and I think on the rapid response clearly served that it was very limited injuries it could've been far far worse and so I'm really proud of the response yesterday," Haddad said.

As for what may have caused the crash in the first place, Michigan State Police say the problem is the tanker driver has one story, the driver of the car has another story, and the evidence tells a different story.

Because the cars involved were burned to a crisp, it may be weeks before we know how this part of the story ends. 


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