CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Four brush fires mysteriously appeared alongside I-94 in Chesterfield Township, Tuesday afternoon, causing traffic to back up on the westbound lanes.
The four individual fires were spread out from mile marker 21 to mile marker 25 on I-94.
Chesterfield resident, Nicole Nastov, who owns a home nearby, said she received a call from a friend warning her of the fire.
“She saw somebody throwing stuff out the windows and all of a sudden it started going up. Within minutes they had it blocked off and detouring people.” said Nastov
Witnesses said a person was seen driving west on I-94, occasionally tossing something out of the window.
Chesterfield, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, New Haven, and Lenox firefighters worked to put out the fires and say they think fireworks are to blame for the blazes.
“Pretty surprised. Normally when you have a brush fire it doesn’t jump all the way down. We’re not sure exactly how it started at this point but we are thinking fireworks.” Said Lieutenant Mike Scalici, of The Chesterfield Township Fire Department.
Crews with the Chesterfield Fire Department is still investigating what may have caused the brush fires.
All lanes on I-94 are open.