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Vehicle fire snarls highway traffic during morning commute

The southbound lanes of the highway near West Shore Parkway were closed as emergency crews responded.
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A still taken from a DriveBC highway camera shows emergency services responding to vehicle fire just after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. DRIVEBC

A vehicle fire closed the southbound lanes of Trans-Canada Highway during Wednesday’s morning commute.

The southbound lanes of the highway near West Shore Parkway were closed as emergency crews responded.

DriveBC reported the incident at 7:21 a.m. About half an hour later, Emcon Services, which maintain highways on the south Island, said the highway had been reopened.

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