Flaming Rolls Of Paper Spread Fire In Cajon Pass

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA — Another brush fire is spreading in the San Bernardino County area, thanks to fiery rolls of paper that were falling off a trash truck in the Cajon Pass, the fire department and Caltrans report.

The fire was first reported at 2:22 p.m. along Interstate 15 southbound, at Glen Helen Parkway, according to CHP logs. The call came in as a vehicle fire, which has since prompted the closure of southbound I-15 at Glen Helen Parkway closed.

"CAJON PASS: #SBCoFD onscn TRUCK FIRE into VEGETATION SB15 near GlenHelenPkwy," the San Bernardino County Fire Department tweeted. "Box truck with rolls of paper on fire rolling into vegetation."

Dubbed the Paper Incident, an estimated size of the fire was not immediately available. In addition to freeway traffic being affected, train traffic in the area was also halted.

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Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone