Providence Road shut down near Green Meadows after vehicle catches fire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

First responders had South Providence Road shut down on Thursday night after a vehicle caught fire.

Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 9:31 p.m. indicating a vehicle caught fire near the busy intersection.

First responders were seen hosing down a vehicle at 10 p.m. in the southbound lane.

BCJC sent another update at 10:09 p.m. stating water used to put out the fire froze between Mick Deaver Drive and Green Meadows Road. The notification stated “there's an extended ETA on salt truck.”

First responders were battling cold conditions on Thursday night. The air temperature was listed at 28 degrees at 10:13 p.m. Temperatures on Friday are expected to dip, with a low at 7 degrees and wind chills reaching below zero.

Traffic started slowly moving around 10:15 p.m.

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