Northbound I-5 reopens in Fife after car fire breaks out
May 11, 2026, 6:52 AM | Updated: 7:43 am
Multiple northbound I-5 lanes are closed Monday morning due to a car fire. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)
(Photo courtesy of WSDOT)
A car fire shut down most northbound lanes on I-5 in Fife for an hour early Monday morning, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) confirmed.
At 6:30 a.m. Monday, one northbound lane was reopened after the car fire initially shut down all northbound lanes. By 7:40 a.m., all lanes reopened.
Good morning Fife. Car fire is blocking most of NB I-5 at 70th. @wsdot_tacoma pic.twitter.com/XW9PNHymUk
— KIRO Newsradio Traffic (@KIROTraffic) May 11, 2026
During the closure, it took one hour to go from Tacoma to Federal Way on northbound I-5, according to KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter Chris Sullivan.
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