Traffic Shutdown for Hour After RV Caught Fire on Hwy. 79

If you were caught in traffic around noon on Saturday near Highway 79 in Panama City Beach, here's what likely caused you frustration: a vehicle caught on fire.

Right before noon, an RV caught on fire while it was being transported on a flatbed trailer. Panama City Beach west end fire officials say a battery inside the RV shorted out and caused the fire.

The incident caused the northbound lane on Highway 79 to be closed down nearly two hours.

No one was injured.