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Wildfire breaks out during morning commute

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Firefighters put out a wildfire along I-16.

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Drivers slowed down Wednesday morning to watch firefighters at work along Interstate 16.

They were putting out a small wildfire along I-16 eastbound just before the Interstate 95 interchange.

Pooler fire crews had it under control within a few minutes, but traffic started to get congested due to drivers rubbernecking.

Firefighters didn't even have to drag out the water hoses. They just used fire extinguishers to put it out.

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