TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A wildfire caused traffic to back up for 5 km in Kaohsiung on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 22).
On the southbound lanes of National Freeway 1 from the Rende System Interchange to the Luzhou Interchange large plumes of smoke appeared after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, reported ETtoday. The smoke it believed to have come from a brush fire on Yuanhua Road in Kaohsiung City's Lujhu District, per New-Reporter.com.
Kaohsiung City Fire Department dispatched 11 vehicles and 24 firefighters to the scene. Due to the heavy smoke, traffic has been backed up for about 5 kilometers.
The Freeway Bureau called on drivers to avoid the congested road by taking another route. For those motorists already driving in the area, the bureau asked that they keep a safe following distance and drive carefully.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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