A truck transporting a shipment of solar panels caught fire Friday on a San Diego highway near the neighborhoods of Normal Heights and Kensington, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The panel fire erupted around 7 a.m. Friday on southbound Interstate 15 just north of Adams Avenue, according to the CHP communications.
🔥Car Fire🔥 UPDATE: 3/6/26 @ 7:40 AM
I-15 SB, north of Adam’s Ave., everything has been moved to the right shoulder.
All lanes are open.
— Border Communications Center (@CHP_SD_Traffic) March 6, 2026
CHP communications said that fire was seen coming from the truck’s engine, with “huge flames and lots of smoke.”
As of 8 a.m., all lanes have reopened on southbound I-15 north of Adams, the CHP said.
No injuries were immediately reported.