April 18, 2026 3:10 AM

Car Catches Fire on I-15 near Barstow late Saturday Morning

BARSTOW, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A car fire on Interstate 15 southbound near Wild Wash Road temporarily closed the right lane of traffic Sunday morning.

California Highway Patrol and firefighters were getting calls of a vehicle on fire on southbound I-15 just Wild Wash Road exit. The car fire was reported about 11:22am on February 3, 2024, with flames coming from the engine compartment.

Firefighters had to temporary shut down the slow lane to extinguish the flames.

The vehicle was reported to be a red Hyundai sedan. 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.

There are more ways to follow the Pain In The Pass. Join the Traffic Group on Facebook with over 136,000 members. Join the group on MeWe. Like us on the NEW page on Facebook. Follow us on NewsBreak, and also follow us on Instagram, Threads, and X aka Twitter.

loader-image
Cajon Pass
3:10 am, Apr 18, 2026
temperature icon 44°F
clear sky
Humidity: 27 %
Pressure: 1017 mb
Wind: 5 mph
Wind Gust: 4 mph
Clouds: 5%
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 6:14 am
Sunset: 7:23 pm
  • Temperature
  • Precipitation
  • Rain Chance
  • Wind
  • Humidity
  • Pressure
5:00 am
temperature icon
44°/44°°F 0 mm 0% 5 mph 30% 1018 mb 0 mm/h
8:00 am
temperature icon
50°/53°°F 0 mm 0% 4 mph 20% 1017 mb 0 mm/h
11:00 am
temperature icon
61°/61°°F 0 mm 0% 4 mph 9% 1016 mb 0 mm/h
2:00 pm
temperature icon
68°/68°°F 0 mm 0% 3 mph 8% 1014 mb 0 mm/h
5:00 pm
temperature icon
68°/68°°F 0 mm 0% 6 mph 8% 1012 mb 0 mm/h
8:00 pm
temperature icon
61°/61°°F 0 mm 0% 8 mph 21% 1013 mb 0 mm/h
11:00 pm
temperature icon
56°/56°°F 0 mm 0% 5 mph 34% 1014 mb 0 mm/h
2:00 am
temperature icon
55°/55°°F 0 mm 0% 1 mph 33% 1013 mb 0 mm/h