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

Aug 13, 2023, 5:48 PM

(KIRO 7)

KIRO 7 Seattle

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.

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

A brush fire ignited on the side of I-5 in Tacoma last night. Reyallan Thompson sent us this video. A car fire spread to the brush and soon after, another fire caught the brush. Both fires are now under control but it’s not clear how much brush was burnt. pic.twitter.com/HjjtiNU9Xc

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