Traffic & Transit
Truck Fire On I-405 Shuts Down Lanes, Prompts SIGAlert
A truck hauling a trailer of hay caught fire Tuesday afternoon, shutting down several lanes on I-405.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Several lanes on southbound I-405 will remain closed for several hours south of Sherman Oaks Tuesday afternoon, following a truck fire.
A semi truck hauling a trailer of hay through the Sepulveda Pass caught fire shortly before 12:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The driver pulled over and firefighters later extinguished the fire.
All lanes were briefly shut down, and a SIGAlert was issued shortly before 1 p.m. Two lanes on southbound 405 had reopened as of 1:30 p.m.
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Fire on the 405 Southbound near skirball pic.twitter.com/n19bHtlxFi
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SIGALERT ISSUED IN LOS ANGELES: SB I-405 NORTH OF GETTY CENTER DRIVE, THE #2, #3, #4 AND #5 LANES WILL BE BLOCKED FOR 30 MINS DUE TO A BIG RIG FIRE
— CHP PIO - LA County (@CHPsouthern) December 17, 2019
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