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Traffic shut down Tuesday morning on Saluda Grade

COLUMBUS––On Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 a.m., a vehicle fire occurred on the Saluda Grade (I-26) at mile marker 62 and a half.

According to Columbus Fire Department officials, the vehicle was a Ford pickup truck.  The driver was able to get out of the burning vehicle uninjured.  There was no way to investigate the fire, as the vehicle was considered a total loss; therefore, the start of the fire was undetermined.  Saluda Fire Department provided assistance, as well

Two out of three lanes of traffic had to be shut down for personnel safety for about an hour.