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Flames tower over cars in I-5 brush fire near Tacoma

Aug 13, 2023, 5:48 PM

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(KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Two fires lit up in Tacoma near northbound I-5 Saturday night.

A car fire spread to the brush alongside I-5 northbound near South 72nd Street in Tacoma. Soon after, another fire caught the brush along Interstate 5 near South 72nd Street.



Both fires are under control but it is not clear how much brush has been burnt.



 

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