UPDATE: 4:16 pm Accident has been cleared but traffic is now bad westbound from North Bend to SR18 including downtown North Bend
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ORIGINAL STORY:
At 2:52 pm Monday afternoon, an incident (reported by commuters as a car fire) was blocking the right lane of traffic just east of Highway 18 (MP26).
Photo credit Jason Anderson 
Fire Assistance and the State Patrol have arrived on the scene. No injuries. Traffic is reportedly backed up to Echo Lake.
