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Butte La Rose exit ramp closed due to vehicle fire

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The exit ramp from I-10 West onto Exit 121 (Butte La Rose) is closed due to a vehicle fire.

Congestion is minimal at this time.

Video from the 10:00 pm hour from DOTDshows a large first responder presence around the exit.  Lanes of traffic are currently blocked.

Snapshot of DOTD camera shows response following vehicle fire in I-10 west off ramp near Butte LaRose

As of 10:15 pm the scene is being cleared. The vehicle that caught fire appears to be an 18-wheeler. No reports of injuries in this fire.

I-10 West off-ramp remains closed as of 10:15 pm. The vehicle appears to be an 18-wheeler.