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Firefighters put out vehicle fire on interstate off-ramp near Janesville

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NEAR JANESVILLE (WKOW) -- A vehicle fire blocked an interstate off ramp in the Janesville area Friday evening.

511 Wisconsin indicates the fire happened on the southbound I-39/90 off-ramp to Highway 11 West/Avalon Road.

Car fire 7-1-2022

The Wisconsin State Patrol says the vehicle started seizing up, so the driver pulled off the interstate. After that, the vehicle started smoking and caught fire.

Footage from a nearby traffic camera showed the vehicle engulfed in flames. As firefighters tried to put out the flames, the smoke cloud grew larger and blew across the interstate.

Car fire 2 7-1-2022

Crews had the fire under control shortly after they got to the off-ramp.

The State Patrol says no one was hurt.

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