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Vehicle fire slows traffic on I-10

Posted at 3:35 PM, Aug 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-30 16:43:14-04

Traffic on Interstate 10 Westbound near the Grosse Tete exit was slowed for a while today after a car caught on fire.

Fire and police were on the scene to clear the fire and also to divert traffic; the highway was down to one lane for a while and congestion was several miles.

Here's video of the scene, courtesy of Karl Kline:

Vehicle fire on I-10