VIDEO: A car engulfed in flames temporarily blocked traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Thursday afternoon, state trooper Kameron Watts posted on X. One lane of northbound I-5 near the State Route 16 exit was blocked from 2:15 p.m to 3:07 p.m. The sedan’s three occupants escaped without injuries, Watts said. Firefighters from the Tacoma Fire Department extinguished the blaze. The cause of the fire is unknown.

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