Car fire on Loop 202 in Gilbert closes exit ramp during morning rush

PHOENIX — A car fire on a suburban Phoenix freeway shut down an exit during the middle of rush hour Tuesday morning.

The 7 a.m. auto blaze on Loop 202 West in Gilbert forced closure of the roadway at Val Vista Drive.

L-202 (Santan) westbound at Val Vista: Watch for a car fire on the exit ramp and emergency vehicles. #phxtraffic pic.twitter.com/CNGRyTaN4r

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) April 3, 2018

The ramp reopened shortly before 8 a.m.

No other details of the accident were immediately available.

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