Vehicle fire causes slowdown on I-15 near Pocatello
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POCATELLO — Idaho State Police are investigating a vehicle fire that blocked lanes on Interstate 15 for several hours Sunday.
The fire occurred at around 11:30 a.m. near milepost 63, south of Pocatello.
Police reports show a 37-year-old Shelley man was driving northbound in a 1994 Ford pickup towing a travel trailer. The vehicle caught on fire and the man was able to pull to the shoulder and exit before both the pickup and trailer became fully engulfed.
A 58-year-old Bozeman, Montana man was driving northbound in a 2013 Toyota Tacoma when he slowed due to the smoke and flames, according to an ISP news release.
The Toyota was rear ended by a 2013 Honda CRV being driven by a 24-year-old man of Pompey Pillar, Montana.
Both northbound lanes were blocked for about one and a half hours while fire crews extinguished the fire. One lane was blocked for another two hours while crews worked to clear the scene.
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