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Car fire near Pasco’s Highway 395 entrance ramp blocks traffic

Crews from Pasco fire and police showed up near Highway 395 and the blue bridge Lewis Street exit about 6 p.m. Sunday to put out a car fire. It’s unclear how the fire started.
Crews from Pasco fire and police showed up near Highway 395 and the blue bridge Lewis Street exit about 6 p.m. Sunday to put out a car fire. It’s unclear how the fire started. Courtesy Pasco police

It wasn’t clear how a car caught fire Sunday night north of Highway 395, but it blocked traffic, Pasco police said.

Police and fire crews responded to the vehicle fire about 6 p.m. The exit near Lewis Street and the blue bridge in Pasco was shut down, said Pasco police.

Crews had the flames out at 6:18 p.m. No one was hurt.

This story was originally published October 2, 2016 at 6:34 PM with the headline "Car fire near Pasco’s Highway 395 entrance ramp blocks traffic."

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