SIRACUSAVILLE — A vehicle fire along U.S. 90 shut down westbound traffic just past the Siracusa Highrise in St. Mary Parish on Thursday morning. 

The fire was first reported around 10:14 a.m. The entire westbound side of the road was shut down briefly, but the roadway reopened by 10:30 a.m. 

Several emergency vehicles, including St. Mary Parish deputies and firefighters, responded to the scene.