Two northbound lanes of State Route 167 were blocked for about a half hour late Tuesday morning, due to a car fire on the route in the vicinity of Kent.
Traffic was snarled for four miles, in the wake of the mishap.
The road was clear as of 12:40 p.m.
Washington State Patrol responded to the accident, along with local fire personnel.
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