BAKER, CA. (Pain IN The Pass) >> A big rig tractor trailer caught fire on northbound Interstate 15 Saturday morning.

California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Fire Department were getting calls of a big rig on fire just after the Zzyzx Road exit about 10:30am July 30, 2022.

The driver was able to detach the tractor from the UPS trailer to save the tractor from catching fire. According to the CHP traffic logs, the fire was coming from the rear breaks on the trailer. From reports the trailer burned to the ground and was full of batteries.

Traffic was stop at Zzyzx Rd. for survival hours. One witness said traffic was backed up, at a stand still all the way back to the rest stop that’s over 25 miles.

No injuries were reported.

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