Overview
- A semitruck caught fire on the westbound 210 in Sunland Wednesday morning, and the blaze spread to an embankment and started about a one-third acre brush fire that moved uphill.
- The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert and closed westbound lanes, telling drivers the closure could last about two hours while crews worked to clear the scene.
- Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished the truck fire and the brush fire, reported that no structures were threatened, and units reopened lanes in stages as traffic remained backed up toward La Tuna Canyon Road.
- Officials have not determined the cause of the blaze and early news accounts gave mixed information about injuries, though subsequent agency reports said no injuries were reported.
- The incident adds to recent serious events on the 210 corridor, including a late July wrong-way crash and an August pedestrian fatality, increasing commuter delays and prompting calls for closer safety review of the route.