A semi truck on fire has shut down a stretch of westbound I-696 early Thursday morning.
The vehicle was first reported on fire at 4:49 a.m., according to traffic monitoring system Total Traffic. As crews work to put out the flames, westbound I-696 is currently closed between Mound and 11 Mile Roads. Firefighters managed to put out the fire around 6:10 a.m., but the freeway remains shut down. An update from police said once the scene is safe, a clean-up will take place before the road will be inspected and salted. At that point, the freeway will reopen.
Police said as of 8:30 a.m., it would be another two or three hours before the freeway would be open.