Semi Truck Carrying 40,000 Pounds Of Fireworks Explodes In 120-Car Highway Pileup (Video)

A deadly 120-car pileup occurred today on a snowy I-94 in Michigan. As bad as that sounds, it got even worse.

A semi truck that was among the pileup happened to be carrying 40,000 pounds of fireworks, which ignited during the pileup. Fox 17 in Michigan captured this startling footage of the incident.

The high was shut down in both directions due to the massive pileup. It has been reported that roughly 50 to 60 semi trucks were involved.

Here’s another shot of the fireworks exploding.

Another truck carrying unspecified hazardous materials was involved in the wreck and residents within a 1 mile radius have been asked to evacuate because of it. One fatality and several injuries have been reported.