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Bay Area drivers faced a major traffic jam on the Bay Bridge just after 1 p.m. today when a refrigerator truck caught fire due to a tire blowout.
Bay Area drivers faced a major traffic jam on the Bay Bridge just after 1 p.m. today when a refrigerator truck caught fire due to a tire blowout.
Eastbound traffic was at a complete standstill for 45 minutes, stranding drivers and clogging Bay Area freeways. Drivers were out of their vehicles and craning their necks searching for the cause. The fire shutdown all of the bridges eastbound lanes and part of the upper westbound deck for at least an hour.
According to California Highway Patrol Officer Shawn Chase, the tractor of the refrigerator truck carrying Coors beer blew out a tire, but the driver failed to notice and kept driving. Officer Chase stated, “ The fire was set off by the tires metal rim scrapping against the roadway.” Luckily, no one was injured in the fire.
Firefighters extinguished the flames shortly after 2 p.m., when all westbound and some eastbound lanes were reopened. Crews worked through the afternoon to clear the burned truck from the road, which was finally removed at 5:52 p.m.
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