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Vehicle fire blocks I-75 lanes in Clayton for hours during morning commute

Incident shut down the interstate near Exit 235 and tied up traffic for hours.
Traffic was brought to a halt on I-75 in Clayton County early Friday morning as crews responded to a crash, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The interstate began to reopen around 7 a.m. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Credit: Ben Hendren

Credit: Ben Hendren

Traffic was brought to a halt on I-75 in Clayton County early Friday morning as crews responded to a crash, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The interstate began to reopen around 7 a.m. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
By Chaya Tong
Updated Aug 15, 2025

Two vehicles were engulfed in flames early Friday morning, leaving an hourslong trail of traffic on I-75 South in Clayton County.

The crash jammed motorists and blocked all southbound lanes before U.S. 41.

The Georgia Department of Transportation said the crash happened at about 3:25 a.m. Friday morning. Authorities said no one was seriously injured. One of the drivers faces unspecified charges related to the incident, officials said.

By 7 a.m., traffic had begun to move through the area again, but several cars remained stalled on the interstate.

The interstate was blocked just before Exit 235 to Tara Boulevard, GDOT said.

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