Car fire on interstate 20 eastbound causes road closure, Rankin County MS

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/17/2025 11:02 AM

I-20, Mississippi

A car caught fire on interstate 20 eastbound near the 47A and 47B exits. Fire units responded, and visible flames and smoke were reported. The road was temporarily closed and traffic was redirected.

Audio|Source: Rankin County Police and Fire

04:22

Transcript:

00:00

Cameras, but I don't see any smoke or anything showing right now, but it's 20 eastbound before you get to the 49 exit.

00:11

Chimple. I got another call in advising 47B exit.

00:16

47B exit, flames are visible.

00:35

So on 464, Priority 1, 461, Old Jackson Road, Kansas, 461, Old Jackson Road, Kansas.

00:44

It's going to be girls of schoolbuzz for a 42-year-old female with chest name.

00:53

Probably,

00:54

you know.

00:56

Double. Two, seven, dispatch.

00:58

I'll take that lobby call.

00:59

Show me 23rd.

01:00

Double.

01:05

Okay,

01:12

call. Call.

01:15

6264 in route.

01:19

Okay. Okay.

01:20

Okay.

01:21

10. 10.10.7.

01:23

Okay.

01:26

6-2 copy 107-6-4 copy, Hound.

01:33

White mail, valid, no history, cinema, rock, or local.

01:41

Tom.

01:47

Go ahead.

01:51

Workers will ease up that way also.

01:55

41 32 on scene.

02:01

Do you want to Piddy.

02:05

Do you have any units on scene yet?

02:08

I'm trying to get some there.

02:09

We've got some location issues.

02:13

I'll talk to that.

02:14

When you find out at 55 North,

02:18

will y'all let us know?

02:24

Holds 49. They're going to have to go down the State Street, get back on, and continue east.

02:29

Don't take the 47-8.

02:35

Time to that.

02:57

The original.

02:59

You know about that car fire, the 47A, eastbound?

03:04

September 4. We've got units round.

03:07

We'll stand by with it.

03:09

Thank you.

03:14

9.2-second.

03:16

992,

03:20

go ahead.

03:22

Cancel by fire.

03:27

Hi, you can't be like that.

03:36

Good.

03:38

You advise don't take the 49 next?

03:42

No. The 20 each.

03:46

Yeah, four, good got.

03:52

03:56

Copy, 46.

03:58

Can you ask you back?

04:06

What?

04:08

Can you ask Paffords for an EPA to just cover a call, please?

04:14

Hello.

04:19

Taking no 20 use, it's going to be shut down at the moment.

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I-20, Mississippi

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