March 8, 2026 11:06 PM

Car Fire Jammed The Wednesday Evening Commute In The Cajon Pass

CAJON PASS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A car caught fire on northbound Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass Wednesday afternoon.

California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Fire Department, and San Bernardino National Forest firefighters were getting calls of a blue Honda Civic on fire. The vehicle was located about 200 feet from the Highway 138 overpass in the center divider. The car fire happened on Wednesday about 3:25pm September 15, 2021. California Highway Patrol and firefighters were on the scene and had to temporarily shut down the fast lane while they worked on getting the vehicle fire put out.

Traffic backup quickly and firefighters had the fire out in about a half of a hour. Everybody did escape the vehicle before it became fully engulfed. No injuries were reported at the scene. The cause of the vehicle fire is unknown at this time.

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Cajon Pass
11:06 pm, Mar 8, 2026
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