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Car fire temporarily closes ramp from southbound I-35 in Johnson County

The exit from southbound Interstate 35 to westbound Interstate 435 in Lenexa was temporarily closed during Monday’s rush hour while firefighters battled a car fire.
The exit from southbound Interstate 35 to westbound Interstate 435 in Lenexa was temporarily closed during Monday’s rush hour while firefighters battled a car fire. Traffic camera

A car fire during Monday morning’s rush hour temporarily closed the ramp from southbound Interstate 35 to westbound Interstate 435 in Lenexa.

The car caught fire about 7:15 a.m. Firefighters responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.

The incident caused traffic to back up beyond 95th Street while firefighters blocked the ramp to westbound I-435 and one lane of southbound I-35.

Firefighters have since cleared the scene and the ramp has since reopened.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published May 15, 2017 at 8:02 AM with the headline "Car fire temporarily closes ramp from southbound I-35 in Johnson County."

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