ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST - According to Total Traffic and Weather Network, a Friday (March 12) morning vehicle fire that briefly congested traffic along I-55 NB after US-51/Exit 1 has been extinguished and the incident cleared from the roadway.

The incident, which was initially reported around 5 a.m, was extinguished shortly before 6 a.m. and as of 6:26 a.m., the site was cleared from the roadway. 

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