FONTANA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Two lanes of northbound Interstate 15 were closed for about a hour after a semi tractor caught fire in the city of Fontana Tuesday evening. (Photo above is credit by Tin Marie)
California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Fire Department firefighters were getting calls of a semi tractor on fire. The vehicle was located about a mile before the Sierra Avenue off ramp in the right shoulder. The semi fire happened on about 6:53pm August 8, 2023.
California Highway Patrol and firefighters were on the scene and had to temporarily shut down the two right lanes while they worked on getting the semi fire put out.
Traffic backup quickly and firefighters had the fire out in about a half of a hour. Everybody did escape the semi before it became fully engulfed. No injuries were reported at the scene. The official cause of the vehicle fire is unknown at this time. The semi trailer was intact with no fire damage.
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