A big rig fire resulted in multiple lanes shutting down on the northbound Interstate 5 north of Smokey Bear Road on Monday morning, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office.
The call went out as a big rig that caught fire around 11:30 a.m., forcing the closure of all northbound lanes as of the publication of the story, according to Officer Andre Ortiz with the CHP Newhall-area Office.
The cause has not been determined, Ortiz said.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were dispatched at 11:30 a.m., arriving eight minutes later, according to Howard Tieu with the Fire Department.
The call went out as a brush fire the incident was confirmed as a working fire at 11:36 a.m., Tieu said.
There were no injuries reported as of the publication of this story, Tieu said.
As of about 12:25 p.m., first responder radio dispatch traffic indicated fire was still burning in the cargo container of the big rig.
