GALESBURG, MI — At least one person was killed in a fiery wreck on I-94 near Galesburg that has traffic shut down in both directions, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Jim Campbell.



Campbell said it's believed more than 100 vehicles and 50 semis are involved in the crash, including at least one vehicle that was carrying fireworks that could still be heard going off more than an hour after the accident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m.

Another semi with some form of explosives also caught fire

"We're still trying to sort through how many injured we have," Campbell said. "As far as we know we've gotten to all the injured people."

Campbell said the injuries "range from fatal to serious."

Becki Russon, the director of operations for Pride Care Ambulance in Kalamazoo, said at least 15 ambulances from her company, Life EMS, LifeCare Ambulance and the Marshall Area Fire Fighters Ambulance Authority, responded to the scene with police and firefighters.

Russon said she did not know yet how many people were transported from the scene.

"It's still a very active scene," Russon said. "We had seven ambulances out there ... We have transported some, I just don't have numbers."

Carolyn Wyllie, a spokeswoman for Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, said Friday that the hospital was receiving patients who were transported from the scene. She did not immediately know how many people the hospital was treating.

At this point, Campbell said officers are still trying to determine how the crash began. He said about 70 westbound vehicles and 30 eastbound vehicles are involved or tied up in the crash, in addition to the semis.

Numerous fire departments and emergency responders are on scene attempting to put out the vehicle fires, which had spread to numerous semis in the heart of the wreck.

Campbell said hypothermia is also a concern for those injured in the wreck and for emergency responders on scene. A transportation bus was called in shortly after 11 a.m. act as a warming center.











































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