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Car fire on I-75 South holds up traffic near West Chester Township

Car fire on I-75 South holds up traffic near West Chester Township

WEST CHESTER TWP. — A car fire on Interstate 75 in Butler County has traffic in the southbound lanes, just north of the Union Centre Interchange backed up, according to Ohio State Patrol (OSP) dispatchers.

A burning car was reported on the left side of the southbound lanes of I-75 in West Chester Township at approximately 1:12 p.m. today but there are no injuries, said OSP dispatchers.

The left, high-speed lane is closed as firefighters attend to the burning vehicle but slowed traffic is still moving southbound in the remaining highway lanes.

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