I-5 temporarily closed north of Canyonville due to fire

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – A fire temporarily shut down all lanes of Interstate 5 Friday afternoon.

According to the Douglas Forest Protective Agency, just before 2:00 p.m. on May 8, a vehicle caught fire near milepost 103 north of Canyonville.

The flames spread to nearby vegetation and I-5 was closed while firefighters attacked the blaze.

By 3:00 p.m., the one-acre fire was under control and the southbound lanes were reopened. Northbound lanes were still closed at the time this article was published.

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