Brush fire near I-5 blocks ramp, delays traffic 4 miles back

EDMONDS, WA – A brush fire broke out on the side of Interstate 5 southbound near State Route 104 on Tuesday morning, slowing traffic and blocking one ramp.

I spoke too soon! We have a brushfire near exit 177 on southbound I-5 pic.twitter.com/xF9sBCnreh

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 28, 2020

Crews closed the on-ramp from 236th Street Southwest in order to extinguish the flames at around 8:45 a.m.

By 9:20 a.m., the ramp reopened and traffic was free to move again, though it was backed up at least four miles.

No one was injured in this incident.

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