Vehicle fire caused delays on Alligator Alley in Collier County Sunday

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Florida Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle fire on westbound Alligator Alley heading toward northbound I-75 in Collier County Sunday.

According to FHP, state troopers were at the scene of a vehicle fire on mile marker 66 of the alley, east of State Road 29.

The roadway is clear.

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