Passenger car fire causes hazard on northbound I-5 near milepost 102, Thurston County WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 09:56 PM

I-5, Washington

A passenger car caught fire on northbound I-5 near milepost 102. This caused a traffic hazard with multiple vehicles involved and several near collisions reported up to near milepost 107 approaching Sleater-Kinney Road.

Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol District 1 - Olympia Area

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Transcript:

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Okay, is on fire at all the time off plus near milepost 102 as solar passenger car in trouble.

00:05

(number withheld).

00:13

Form 5-1 be verified it was north at near milepost 102?

00:16

Right.

00:20

Is caller still then?

00:22

We'll leave right.

00:28

Robobley clear, we'll stand by for our word about now about near milepost 105.

00:32

(number withheld).

00:38

Form 5. If you can have the RP, give updates,

00:41

and then have them to activate the flashers when they pass me, and on the port towards Malposone-way correction on that.

00:50

Form 5,

00:51

now advising for hazards,

00:53

vehicles passing near milepost 105, reporting party behind.

00:58

Four and five. Four and five is twenty-one feet.

01:04

Okay, four and five vehicles currently in the center lane reporting party going to block Hyundai Palestine.

01:10

Four and five. Four and five.

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Perfect one.

01:12

Two and two.

01:17

We have four and five vehicles now passing levels near milepost 107 lane splitting near collisions of their description of self-scar hatchback passenger car

01:26

4.5 will be observing.

01:29

4.5 observing between line, correction 20-100.

01:33

4 and 5.Olympic, you have to verify it's in lane 2 currently?

01:41

5. Checking.

01:42

Take it again.

01:48

Look at 4 and 5 behind the correct vehicle.

01:57

I'll just stop in at North 5 approaching Sleater-Kinney Road.

02:01

Charles, Charles-Zabra, (number withheld).

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4.5, North Islater, Kenney, 2nd2-01.

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4-5, Olivia, I got one fell on the yield, nice iron's in and out.

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