Lane closed to fight car fire on Imperial Valley highway

SAN DIEGO, CA – One lane was closed on State Route 86 in the Imperial Valley area while firefighters fought a vehicle fire on Tuesday evening.

According to Caltrans San Diego, the right lane was blocked while firefighters worked to quench the flames of a burning car on SR-86 north near the California Highway Patrol checkpoint at about 5:45 p.m.

The lane was not reopened to traffic until almost 11 p.m.

We will update this story should more information become available.

#ImperialValley SR-86 north of CHP Checkpoint., right lane closed to vehicle fire.

— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) February 24, 2021

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