A vehicle is on fire and blocking traffic on southbound Interstate 5 near State Route 16 on Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Department of Transportation posted on X.
The fire was first reported at 4:03 p.m. The HOV lane and two left lanes are blocked. Southbound I-5 traffic was backed up into Fife about 4:30 p.m.
The cause of the fire is not known at this time, said Tacoma Fire spokesperson Chelsea Shepherd. The Tacoma Fire Department and Washington State Patrol are on the scene…