Separate vehicle fires cause delays in the metro

Separate vehicle fires cause delays in the metro Photo: MnDOT Traffic Camera

Updated: September 26, 2019 08:37 AM

A couple vehicle fires caused delays for metro area drivers Thursday morning.

KSTP Traffic Reporter Josie Smith said one vehicle fire occurred along westbound Interstate 394 past Dunwoody Avenue.

Working hard to get it done! This trooper is doing his best to help out with this car fire on 394 WB past Dunwoody Blvd. https://t.co/wiagwePlXs pic.twitter.com/DKFnrggrwd
— KSTP Traffic (@kstptraffic) September 26, 2019

Another vehicle fire occurred along Highway 610 west of Highway 169.

And that's Hwy 610 (not 694) of course! Started out as a crash on the EB side and landed in median. https://t.co/wiuTtD5v9C
— KSTP Traffic (@kstptraffic) September 26, 2019

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials told Smith the car was going eastbound when it crashed into the median and caught fire. Everyone in the vehicle was able to get out.

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