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Car fire closes EB I-94 near 8 Mile for several hours

Freeway closed since 1:30 a.m.

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A stretch of eastbound I-94 was closed early Wednesday morning due to a car fire.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the freeway closure just after 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 17.

MDOT reported that eastbound I-94 is closed at Allard Avenue, but traffic was being diverted as far as 8 Mile and 9 Mile Road.

Local 4 was at the scene and saw first responders remove a body from the car.

The freeway reopened at around 6:30 a.m.

This is a developing story.


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