I-10 West on the Mississippi River Bridge now open following vehicle fire
BATON ROUGE - The westbound lanes of I-10 have reopened on the Mississippi River bridge following a massive vehicle fire.
Vehicle is now fully engulfed. Traffic is stopped I-10 West in BR. Delays have reached Acadian Thwy.https://t.co/nV8MMtZM0c pic.twitter.com/M8z486yPHb
— Jordan Whittington (@jwhittingtonBR) August 30, 2018
The incident was reported Thursday afternoon just before 2 o'clock. Emergency crews arrived on scene and closed down the westbound lanes of the interstate until the fire was contained.
HAPPENING NOW: I-10 West is CLOSED on the MSR Bridge due to a vehicle fire. Avoid the area. We're live on Facebook now. https://t.co/LAoKu4NSsU pic.twitter.com/CZZvWFGbUh
— Jordan Whittington (@jwhittingtonBR) August 30, 2018
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Information regarding injuries was not immediately available.