Flaming car has all lanes on Midlands stretch of major highway closed during commute

A Midlands stretch of a major highway came to a standstill during the evening commute Thursday.

That's because a vehicle fire blocked all of the westbound lanes on I-20 for close to an hour, near Exit 58 in Lexington, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

It impacted US-1 traffic and for drivers in the area of West Columbia and Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Just before 7:30 p.m., one lane of traffic was opened, SCDOT reported.

The fire was reported at at 6:30 p.m. There has been no word on how long the traffic jam is expected to last or when the lanes of the interstate will be reopened in the area not far from Columbia's infamous Malfunction Junction.

There is no word if any injuries have been reported, or the cause of the vehicle fire.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

This story was originally published June 21, 2018 at 7:07 PM with the headline "Flaming car has all lanes on Midlands stretch of major highway closed during commute."