Traffic Alert!!: Needles, CA: Vehicle fully engulfed in flames along Interstate 40.
Traffic Alert!!: Needles, CA: Vehicle fully engulfed in flames along Interstate 40.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a vehicle is fully engulfed in flames along westbound Interstate 40 just west of mile marker 130 west of Needles, California.
The fire was reported at 6:30pm PT on Monday, January 9th, 2017.
San Bernardino County Fire Department is at the vehicle fire and reports that the fire is put out.
The number 2 and number 3 lanes, including the Truck Lane, are reportedly blocked.
Motorist are able to get by the fire along the number 1 lane.
We drove past it last night, before the fire dept arrived. Were there any injuries and did the trailer burn as well? When we saw it, only the truck was burning.