The fire covered several acres on an isolated peninsula of University of Michigan property near Mitchell Field off of Fuller Road.

Out of all the railroad crossings in the City of Monroe, it’s what’s missing on the east side that is raising a lot of concern for those in the area. It’s the lack of safety arms or gates.

An SUV was hit by a train and a pickup truck pushed another car toward the tracks while doing a U-turn as part of a four-car crash at a Pontiac railroad crossing, police said.