US EditionBurning almond truck impacting traffic on Interstate 580 in Alameda County
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 18 – Firefighters contained a three-acre brush fire after a big rig carrying almonds caught fire, causing lane closures and traffic delays on Interstate 580, officials said.
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Big Rig Fire Spreads to Vegetation Near Altamont Pass, Causing Temporary Freeway Closure
A big rig somehow caught fire on the shoulder of I-580 early Friday morning in Livermore, near the Altamont Pass, and the fire spread to an adjacent hillside.The fire began around 4:45 am, as the East Bay Times reports, with the big rig becoming engulfted on westbound I-580 just east of North Flynn Road. As KTVU reports, CHP initially put out an alert to expect delays on the westbound side of the freeway, saying that the second lane remained ope…
Big rig fire on Altamont Pass spreads to vegetation, shuts down lanes
(KRON) -- A big rig fire on the Altamont Pass east of Livermore early Friday morning spread to the nearby hillside, prompting the closure of westbound Interstate 580, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two lanes of the roadway were reopened at 9:44 a.m. The 18-wheeler was hauling almonds when it caught fire around 4:30 a.m. on westbound I-580 east of Flynn Road, according to the CHP incident log. The fire engulfed the big rig before hig…
Westbound Interstate 580 closed after big rig fire spreads to hills near Altamont Pass
LIVERMORE — A fire that began on a big rig spread to a hillside near the Altamont Pass early Friday and forced a closure to one direction of a freeway, the California Highway Patrol said. Related Articles Pedestrian dead after being hit by vehicle on South Bay freeway High-traffic boulevard raises concerns in three South Bay cities Richmond-San Rafael Bridge revised bike path plan submitted …
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