BATON ROUGE - A couple expecting a child was able to make it out of their burning car on the side of I-12 Tuesday.

The sedan burst into flames near the O'Neal exit shortly before rush hour. Flames were seen shooting from the hood of the car.

A good Samaritan tried to put out the fire but could not. Firefighters quickly arrived and put out the blaze.

Fire crews on the scene i12 west near Denham Springs @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/rSHktBk2NH

— Mark Armstrong (@TvMarkArmstrong) September 27, 2016

Traffic slowed in the area but was clear by 4 p.m.

No one was hurt.

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