Burning car leads to traffic slowdown on U.S. 95 in Henderson

A car that caught fire going south on US 95 near Galleria Drive is shown here. (NDOT)

A car fire caused U.S. 95 northbound and Charleston Boulevard to close. (Las Vegas Fire and Rescue)

A vehicle fire briefly slowed Henderson traffic Wednesday afternoon, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers say.

Police and highway patrol troopers responded to U.S. Highway 95 southbound lanes near Galleria Drive around 4 p.m. Wednesday and found a black Honda on fire, trooper Joy Hixson said.

The car was in the left shoulder and left lanes were briefly blocked while firefighters put the blaze out, Hixson said. Traffic was cleared up by 6 p.m.

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