Crews Battle Brush Fire Along US-10

Traffic was backed up along U-S 10 between the Auburn and Freeland exits around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8.

A stretch of almost two miles along the freeway had pockets of grass, brush and trees burning with smoke blowing across the highway. Fire Crews were able to bring the fires under control and put them out.

The cause of the fires is undetermined, but conditions are tinder dry in many parts of Michigan with conditions to remains that way for the next several days.