Traffic & Transit
I-10 Eastbound Slowing Due To Chiriaco Summit Big Rig Fire
Eastbound I-10 was fully closed at Summit Road for over an hour to allow for heavy mop-up, and residual slowing followed fire officials say.
CHIRIACO SUMMIT, CA— Firefighters extinguished flames that engulfed a big rig near the Chiriaco Summit Wednesday.
Fire crews responded at around 5 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a vehicle fire about two miles from Summit Road on eastbound Interstate 10, according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
One big rig was fully involved with flames, officials said. Firefighters were able to fully contain the fire by around 6:30 a.m.
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Eastbound I-10 was fully closed at Summit Road for about an hour to allow for heavy mop-up, according to fire officials.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known. No injuries were reported.
