News: Crews respond to vehicle fire on I-405 NB near Kirkland

KIRKLAND, WA — A vehicle fire Wednesday evening forced three right lanes to close on Interstate 405 northbound near Kirkland, according to Washington State Department of Transportation.

CLEARED: This incident has cleared and all lanes are reopened on I-405 NB just south of NE 70th Place. https://t.co/7ok66DBaf5

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 22, 2021

The affected vehicle was stopped on the right shoulder along I-405 northbound south of Northeast 70th Place when the incident was first reported by WSDOT at 5:17 p.m.

Fire response crews arrived on scene shortly after, requiring three right northbound lanes to close.

Toll lanes were opened to detour all motorists on I-405 northbound north of state Route 520.

Shortly before 6:00 p.m., the scene was reported cleared and all lanes were reopened.

It was not immediately clear what led up to the incident or if any injuries were sustained.

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