No spread to brush in I-5 vehicle fire

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials clean up the scene of a vehicle fire on the Northbound 5 freeway just north of the Templin Highway onramp on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal
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A vehicle fire broke out on Saturday morning where Interstate 5 meets Templin Highway, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. 

According to Bernard Peters, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the location in regards to a vegetation fire at 10:02 a.m.  

Firefighters arrived on the scene at 10:22 a.m. and determined the fire to be a vehicle fire with no spread to brush.  

Los Angeles Fire Department and California Highway Patrol officials extinguish a vehicle fire on the Northbound I-5 Freeway north of Templin Highway on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

No injuries were sustained and no transports occurred, according to Peters.  

One lane on the northbound side of I-5 was closed.  

Firefighters cleared the scene at 11:11 a.m. 

California Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a vehicle fire on the Northbound 5 freeway just north of the Templin Highway onramp on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials clean up the scene of a vehicle fire on the Northbound 5 freeway just north of the Templin Highway onramp on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal
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Rylee Kelemen (née Holwager) joined The Signal team in June 2022, but has lived in Santa Clarita her entire life. She loves to tell the people’s stories and keep the public informed. She is a graduate of California State University, Northridge and was the Social Media Editor at her time with The Daily Sundial. Have a story to share? Email Rylee at [email protected].

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