{"id":202489,"date":"2026-03-03T17:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202489\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:55:08","slug":"tractor-trailer-destroyed-after-bursting-into-flames-on-southbound-805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202489\/","title":{"rendered":"Tractor-trailer destroyed after bursting into flames on southbound 805"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CHP-Logo.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHP-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"CHP logo. (File image courtesy California Highway Patrol)\" class=\"wp-image-221\"  \/><\/a>CHP logo. (File image courtesy California Highway Patrol)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A semi-tractor trailer was destroyed after bursting into flames on the southbound I-805 through Mission Valley Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle caught fire around 6 a.m. Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/32\u00b046&#039;31.7%22N+117\u00b008&#039;06.1%22W\/@32.775477,-117.135016,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d32.775477!4d-117.135016!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on the 805<\/a> between Murray Ridge and the 8, the California Highway Patrol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chp.ca.gov\/traffic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>. The cabin of the semi truck and its trailer were melted down to their frames.<\/p>\n<p>Lanes on southbound I-805 were expected to be closed for at least five hours as crews clear the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists traveling southbound toward downtown San Diego were advised to detour at SR-163. <\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire remains unclear at this time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHP logo. (File image courtesy California Highway Patrol) \u00a0A semi-tractor trailer was destroyed after bursting into flames on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[30804,74,76,75,62084,58859,821,9655],"class_list":{"0":"post-202489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-i-805","9":"tag-san-diego","10":"tag-san-diego-headlines","11":"tag-san-diego-news","12":"tag-sig-alert","13":"tag-tractor-trailer","14":"tag-traffic","15":"tag-vehicle-fire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}