March 10, 2026 6:07 AM

Tractor-Trailer Fire Caused Northbound Interstate 15 to be Temporarily Blocked

BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A tractor-trailer fire on northbound Interstate 15 outside the town of Baker led to traffic being temporarily blocked Saturday afternoon. (Photo above is credit by Joseph White)

San Bernardino County emergency personnel say a tractor-trailer caught fire on 4:28pm June 17, 2023, about 6 miles north of the town of Baker, causing the northbound side to be temporarily blocked.

Traffic backup quickly and firefighters had the fire out in about a hour. Everybody did escape the semi before it became fully engulfed. No injuries were reported at the scene.

The official cause of the semi tractor-trailer fire is unknown at this time.

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