I-5 lane still closed 7 hours after big-rig fire, as CHP awaits available Caltrans crew
A semi-truck fire on Interstate 5 in south Sacramento County has stalled Friday morning traffic for more than six hours since it was extinguished, according to reports by the California Highway Patrol.
An early-morning big-rig fire closed closed the right lane of northbound I-5 for a stretch between Lambert and Hood Franklin roads, CHP incident logs show. The fire was reported at 4:30 a.m., with the trailer “fully engulfed” by 4:45 a.m. as CHP and fire personnel arrived on scene, incident logs show.
The fire was quickly extinguished.
The lane has remained closed without an estimated time of reopening due to a lack of available Caltrans crews, according to CHP. CHP said the lane was still closed with no Caltrans crew en route as of 11 a.m.
Caltrans live traffic cameras show northbound I-5 backed up to Twin Cities Road as of 7:30 a.m., with an electronic sign before the off-ramp warning drivers of the slowdown.
Delays are expected to continue until Caltrans can dispatch a crew to clear the destroyed trailer.
This story was originally published February 15, 2019 at 7:54 AM.
