A big rig caught fire on the right shoulder of southbound Interstate 5 north of Interstate 405 on Monday morning, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office.
The incident caused traffic delays and lanes closures into Monday afternoon.
Officers were dispatched to the call at 4:59 a.m. with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responding as well, according to Officer Michael Nasir with the CHP Traffic Management.
The big rig caused the embankment next to the shoulder to catch fire as well, Nasir said.
CHP issued a SigALERT for the No. 3, 4, 5, and 6 right lanes, according to Nasir.
Additional information on the cause of the incident was not yet available, according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information officer for the CHP Newhall-area Office.
There was a hard closure of lanes at 6:48 a.m. by the California Department of Transportation, Burgos-Lopez said.
The driver was able to detach the tractor from the trailer after the trailer caught fire, Burgos-Lopez said.
He added that the incident was cleared at 4:10 p.m.
