Crime & Safety

Part Of I-195 Closed Due To Car Fire

Photos from the scene showed the box truck up in flames with debris spilled all over the road.

Patch reached out to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation​ for more information.
Patch reached out to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation​ for more information. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

SEEKONK, MA — All westbound lanes of I-195 at Exit 1 in Seekonk are closed due to a car fire, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said just before 2 p.m. Tuesday.

WPRI photojournalist Corey Welch shared on X photos from the scene of the box truck up in flames with debris spilled all over the road.

In an update just after 2:30 p.m., Welch added that a vehicle was pinned between the box truck and the guardrail.

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