Vehicle fire on I-65 near I-264 causes delays

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Traffic was delayed on I-65 North near I-264 due to a vehicle fire on Friday night, according to TRIMARC.

The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. TRIMARC said one vehicle is involved.

Louisville Fire & Rescue confirmed the vehicle fire happened just north of the Watterson Expressway.

According to officials, the woman driving the vehicle noticed her car was not going very fast and pulled over. She noticed the engine had begun smoking and called dispatchers.

The vehicle had a magnesium block which caused sparks and eventual flames coming from the engine.

Two fire engines were called to the scene to put out the flames, using both engines’ entire tanks to subdue the fire.

Louisville Fire confirmed two adults and a child were in the car before it pulled over. Everyone made it out of the car safely and no injuries were reported.

Around 7:15 p.m., TRIMARC confirmed all lanes had been cleared.