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LITTLEFIELD, Arizona – As of about 2:40 p.m. Thursday, southbound traffic on Interstate 15 near milepost 12 in the Virgin River Gorge is backed up due to a commercial vehicle fire. The incident occurred just over 3 miles north of Littlefield, Arizona.
As of 2:54 p.m., one southbound lane had reopened at milepost 12.5, Arizona Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol Sgt. John Bottoms said in a message to St. George News.
“Avoid I-15 southbound at all costs for the next couple (of) hours,” Bottoms said.
Traffic is reportedly backed up for 7 miles.
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Thanks to timely reporting from St G News folks can avoid these incidents and take the detour via 91. Please keep up the reporting, Thanks!
Thank you for the traffic update but it sure would be nice to know if the driver is ok!
Here is our report with video and photos, Scar:
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/03/12/kss-semitruck-500000-in-merchandise-goes-up-in-flames-stgnews-videocast-photo-gallery/#.VQJf8WTF-oc