A fast-moving wildfire spread through the Cajon Pass on Friday afternoon, jumping the 15 Freeway and burning at least 12 vehicles stopped in a traffic jam. Cars, a car carrier, and a semi-trailer truck were among the vehicles burning. Responding fire crews were also stuck in traffic.
A FedEx tandem trailer truck was seen directly behind a semi-trailer truck that was fully-involved with fire.
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The fire broke out about 2:30 p.m. off the freeway just north of State Route 138 , prompting the closure of all southbound and northbound lanes of the 15 Freeway.
The fire has increased in size from 500 acres to 2000 acres in about 30 minutes.
Now: #NorthFire grows to 2,000 acres, cars still in flames on 15 Freeway http://t.co/1JedT3xEby https://t.co/d7aPZ8Bdq2
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) July 17, 2015
MORE: Fire grew from a small brush fire that engulfed a section of I-15 (via @News10_CA) http://t.co/sRIRvF6kN1 pic.twitter.com/OVdd9xZOre
— RT America (@RT_America) July 17, 2015
Huge big-rig sending up black smoke as it burns in #NorthFire on 15 Fwy now. Watch: http://t.co/iENpSzKvDW pic.twitter.com/cGMgdjReyP
— KTLA (@KTLA) July 17, 2015
UPDATE: Evac center set up at Serrano High in Phelan in Cajon Pass fire. http://t.co/yKxGmJlhFw @KNX1070 @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/5hMZh7RGNE
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) July 17, 2015
CAJON PASS: 500-acre brush fire jumps freeway, cars on fire (UPDATE) – Press Enterprise https://t.co/qAjU0Gb2Sx pic.twitter.com/ScTAFikRnn
— laura zamarripa (@arualofelia) July 17, 2015
Crazy scene in Southern California as a wildfire catches vehicles on fire on I-15 as it blows through Cajon Pass! pic.twitter.com/o06etSvRll
— Dan Henry (@Fox4Weather) July 17, 2015
Brush fire in Cajon Pass jumps 15 Freeway, ignites multiple cars. Unclear if anyone is hurt http://t.co/eJoz0rXF2w pic.twitter.com/0Hw3xW56fS
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 17, 2015
Massive brush fire is blazing in Cajon Pass, Calif., engulfing highway. #Greta pic.twitter.com/jVDG4z77Sh
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 17, 2015
#BREAKING: Cars burning after fire jumps freeway at #CajonPass. Follow the story on http://t.co/O2NhQrvOTQ https://t.co/h5G7FFL70B
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) July 17, 2015
#BREAKINGNEWS Some vehicles reported to be on fire as a result of the Cajon Pass fire: http://t.co/YlTlULEW6J pic.twitter.com/LSrSwUQhya
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) July 17, 2015
#Breaking: Fire on the Cajon Pass has jumped freeway; multiple cars on fire south of Oakhill Road on the 15. #nbcla pic.twitter.com/hGeSgHfKNF
— Carolyn Johnson (@CarolynNBCLA) July 17, 2015
DC10 just got into the firefight in Cajon Pass pic.twitter.com/Z8kP9XnnPN
— Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) July 18, 2015
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