Vehicle fire obstructs SH55 for two hours.

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 08/03/14 6:30 pm

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Sunday, August 3, 2014, at approximately 2:21 p.m., Idaho State police investigated a vehicle fire on SH55 near milepost 68, north of Horseshoe Bend.

Boone Rhinehart, 19, of Boise, was southbound in a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee pulling a trailer with camping supplies. Rhinehart noticed the vehicle start smoking and pulled off the roadway. Rhinehart's vehicle and trailer became engulfed and burnt the grass around the vehicle.

Lanes were partially blocked for approximately 2 hours.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho