Crews respond to big rig on fire on I-5
THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS LIVE AT 4:30 P.M. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS ON I-5 SOUTHBOUND IN SACRAMENTO IN THE SOUTH SAC POCKET AREA. THESE LIVE PICTURES FROM LIVECOPTER3. YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG RIG TRAILER SMOLDERING RIGHT NOW. WE’RE LEARNING FROM CHP THAT THIS TRAILER WAS FILLED WITH CARDBOARD BOXES. IT’S STILL BURNING INSIDE THE FRONT CAB DESTROYED THE MELTED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO JUST THE FRAMEWORK. YOU CAN’T EVEN REALLY SEE THE FRONT CAB. YOU CAN SEE ABOUT NINE FIREFIGHTERS OUT THERE. THEY’RE SPRAYING WATER ON IT, BUT THEY’RE REALLY LETTING ALL THAT SMOKE OUT OF THE TRAILER. YOU CAN SEE THE BURN MARKS ON THE SIDE, AND YOU CAN SEE ALSO TRAFFIC IS MOVING, MOVING SMOOTHLY. THEY HAVEN’T HAD TO CLOSE ANY LANES. AGAIN, THIS IS I-5 SOUTHBOUND JUST SOUTH OF FLORIN ROAD, NEAR BETWEEN, BASICALLY BETWEEN FLORIN AND POCKET ROAD EXITS. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME SLOWDOWNS. WELL, THERE ARE SOME SLOWDOWNS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART THEY HAVEN’T HAD TO CLOSE A LANE. SO PEOPLE ARE GETTING THROUGH. IT’S JUST TAKING A LITTLE EXTRA TIME. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH THE POCKET AREA, GOING INTO SOUTH SACRAMENTO. NO WORD ON INJURIES RIGHT NOW. WE JUST KNOW THIS CAR FIRE TRUCK, THIS SEMI TRUCK FIRE BROKE OUT ABOUT 403 THIS AFTERNOON. AND YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE JUST LETTING THAT THING SMOLDER BECAUSE THERE ARE CARDBOARD
A big fire caught on fire on Interstate 5 near south Sacramento on Tuesday afternoon. Video captured by LiveCopter 3 shows smoke and flames coming out of a big rig on southbound I-5 near Pocket Road. The front of the big rig is also destroyed, according to LiveCopter 3. Sacramento Fire Department said the big rig was carrying a load of cardboard. The driver escaped without injuries.California Highway Patrol said two lanes are blocked and is doesn’t have an estimated time to reopen. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A big fire caught on fire on Interstate 5 near south Sacramento on Tuesday afternoon.
Video captured by LiveCopter 3 shows smoke and flames coming out of a big rig on southbound I-5 near Pocket Road. The front of the big rig is also destroyed, according to LiveCopter 3.
Sacramento Fire Department said the big rig was carrying a load of cardboard. The driver escaped without injuries.
California Highway Patrol said two lanes are blocked and is doesn’t have an estimated time to reopen.
This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
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