Vehicle fire causes backups on I-81 southbound in Montgomery County Southbound Lanes are closed
MONTGOMERY COUNTY –
Police responded to a vehicle fire along the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the 124-mile marker in Montgomery County Tuesday at 10:11 a.m.
There were no reported injuries.
The fire department is on the scene and there is one southbound lane open to traffic.
Backups had reached about 6.5 miles.
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