Tuesday afternoon vehicle fire leads to traffic slowdown

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A vehicle fire Tuesday afternoon caused backups on a busy New Hanover County road.

Crews from New Hanover County Fire Rescue stations 14 and 16 reported to the blaze on Military Cutoff Extension.

They quickly extinguished the flames.

Bit southbound traffic coming off of I-140 experienced severe slowdowns.