Philadelphia

Car fire shuts lanes on I-95 at rush hour

A burning vehicle along the northbound side of I-95, at the Columbus Boulevard exit, shuttered three lanes of traffic on Monday morning

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A burning vehicle in the roadway shuttered at least three lanes of traffic along I-95 in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood on Monday morning.

As could be seen from SkyForce10, a burning sedan on the northbound side of the roadway, which was captured on camera at about 7:15 a.m., caused vehicle traffic to be diverted around three lanes near the exit to Columbus Boulevard.

As of about 7:30 a.m., fire crews were working to extinguish the fire.

No injuries have yet been reported in this incident.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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