Wash. Truck Fire Sparks Highway Fires

    Aug. 21, 2010
    KIRKLAND, Wash. -- A truck fire on Interstate 405 sparked several small brush fires along the highway in Kirkland, snarling traffic during the morning commute. The truck caught fire on I-405 near 116th Street just before 5:30 a.m. Friday morning. Firefighters quickly put out the fires. Traffic slowed to a crawl on southbound I-405 while the right lane was blocked by the burned truck and fire trucks.

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    KIRKLAND, Wash. --

    A truck fire on Interstate 405 sparked several small brush fires along the highway in Kirkland, snarling traffic during the morning commute.

    The truck caught fire on I-405 near 116th Street just before 5:30 a.m. Friday morning.

    Firefighters quickly put out the fires.

    Traffic slowed to a crawl on southbound I-405 while the right lane was blocked by the burned truck and fire trucks.

    The on-ramp from NE 116th Street to southbound I-405 was closed for about an hour while crews cleaned up the mess.

    Investigators are still working to determine what caused the truck to catch fire.

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