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Brush Fire Closes Southbound I-5 Near Castaic

Check current traffic reports if heading to that area this morning!

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CASTAIC, CA – Firefighters today worked to extinguish a small brush fire next to the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway north of Castaic.

The fire was reported at 7:25 a.m. near Templin Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

All southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed to traffic as a precaution, the CHP reported.

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