.png "A fuel tanker carrying 8,600 gallons caught fire after a crash with a box truck on southbound Highway 99 at Second Street on Saturday, Aug. 8. 2026, in Selma, California.")
A fuel tanker carrying 8,600 gallons caught fire after a crash with a box truck on southbound Highway 99 at Second Street on Saturday, Aug. 8. 2026, in Selma, California.
CALTRANS
UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol said lanes Nos. 1 and 2 have reopened on southbound Highway 99 as of 4:30 p.m. The No. 3 lane and the Second Street off-ramp remain closed through the night. Caltrans crews continue cleanup and roadway repairs. Southbound Highway 99 was initially fully closed at Highway 43/Floral Avenue at 9 a.m. following the fuel tanker crash.
ORIGINAL STORY: A fuel tanker carrying 8,600 gallons of fuel caught on fire Saturday morning on Highway 99 after a two-vehicle crash in Selma in southern Fresno County.
The minor injury crash happened at 8:41 a.m. on southbound Highway 99 at Second Street between a fuel tanker and a box truck.
California Highway Patrol spokesperson Mike Salas said the box truck sustained major damage and the fuel tanker was fully engulfed.
Both drivers had minor injuries.
Southbound Highway 99 is closed at Highway 43 and traffic is being diverted onto surface streets.
Salas said drivers should avoid the area and use Highway 41 as an alternate route.
The area is expected to be closed for the next several hours.
A fuel tanker catches on fire on Highway 99 in Fresno County on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. California Highway Patrol .png "image (5).png")
A fuel tanker carrying 8,600 gallons caught fire after a crash with a box truck on southbound Highway 99 at Second Street on Saturday, Aug. 8. 2026, in Selma, California. CALTRANS
This story was originally published August 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM.
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