Smoke And Flames Seen For Miles As Fire At Junk Yard Closes Fort Street
DETROIT (WWJ) - A fire at an auto salvage yard on Fort Street in Detroit has closed the road during rush-hour Wednesday.
Several Tipsters called into WWJ Traffic to report seeing the smoke and flames from the I-75 and Rouge River Bridge area.
"It started out as a rubbish fire but when the first engine got on the scene they found out there were a number of cars burning in a junk yard and it's a Fort Street and Elsmere. They are basically doing a surround and drown -- what we're going to do is put a platform up and just go ahead and pour water on it - make sure the firefighters don't get hurt," said Detroit Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell.
The fire has closed Fort Street.
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