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Big Rig Catches Fire On 10 Freeway In RivCo

The blaze was reported shortly before 2:50 p.m. Thursday on the Interstate 10 near the Hayfield Road on-ramp.

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CHIRIACO SUMMIT, CA — A semi truck was fully engulfed in flames Thursday on westbound Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit.

The blaze was reported shortly before 2:50 p.m. Thursday near the Hayfield Road on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Fire crews arrived at the scene and contained the fire at 3:17 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

No injuries were immediately reported.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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