{"id":760555,"date":"2026-04-29T04:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/760555\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:46:19","slug":"loop-101-reopens-after-car-fire-causes-backup-in-north-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/760555\/","title":{"rendered":"Loop 101 reopens after car fire causes backup in north Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A north Phoenix freeway is back open after a car fire caused a heavy traffic backup in the midst of rush-hour traffic Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The Arizona Department of Transportation says the westbound lanes of the Loop 101 Pima have reopened at Interstate 17, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/azdot.gov\/adot-blog\/understanding-all-valley-freeway-nicknames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/azdot.gov\/adot-blog\/understanding-all-valley-freeway-nicknames\">\u201cNorth Stack.\u201d<\/a> ADOT says the closure was due to a vehicle fire near 19th Avenue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">It is unclear whether any injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The Arizona Department of Transportation says the westbound lanes of the Loop 101 Pima are...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/R3EEJBPSFZCDLIEUXO63NJEM5E.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The Arizona Department of Transportation says the westbound lanes of the Loop 101 Pima are closed at Interstate 17, known as the \u201cNorth Stack.\u201d(Arizona Department of Transportation)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The backup stretched several miles to Seventh Street along the freeway. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The freeway was closed for about an hour but reopened around 6:30 p.m. Eastbound traffic was unaffected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: All lanes are now open.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaDOT\/status\/2049299935615672751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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