I-15 reopens after lithium battery truck fire causes major delays
UPDATE - Sunday at 10: 45 a.m. - California Highway Patrol says all lanes of Interstate 15 are now open. Crews worked non-stop through the night to carefully move the hazardous materials container a ... > react
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Latest I-15 California News Reports
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Battery fire shuts down California highway
- California
- San Bernardino
- I-15
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jul 31, 2024 5:00pm
15A truckload of batteries caught fire after an accident on a California highway on Friday ... would likely have used a different set of highways to reach Wisconsin. The San Bernardino County Fire ... Read More
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Semi-truck's trailer catches fire on 15 Freeway, clogging up traffic in San Bernardino
- California
- From I-15 Exit [51]
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Jul 31, 2024 08:33am
A semi-truck's trailer caught fire on the I-15 in San Bernardino, clogging up traffic for morning commuters near the Cajon Pass. Read More
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One Person Injured in Car Accident on Interstate 15 at Jurupa Avenue in Ontario
- California
- Ontario
- I-15
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jul 31, 2024 02:24am
151 Person Injured in Ontario Accident on 15 Freeway at Jurupa Avenue Ontario, CA. - One person was injured in a traffic collision on Interstate 15 in Ontario Tuesday afternoon. The CHP responded to the ... Read More
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California police details process to remove hazardous material during I-15 closure
- California
- CA-135
- source: Bing
- 20 views
- Jul 30, 2024 02:58am
California Highway Patrol explains the removal of hazardous materials on the I-15 as a truck carrying lithium-ion batteries caught fire. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 14 views
- Jul 29, 2024 10:20pm
KCAL News reporter Nicole Comstock talks to the California Highway Patrol about the days-long closer of the I-15 Freeway. Read More
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EDITORIAL: Response to I-15 accident leaves much to be desired
- California
- Route (i-15 S)
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Jul 29, 2024 9:01pm
15I don't know if you've ever been to hell before,'? Las Vegas motorist Kevin Speakman told the Review-Journal, '?but that's how I would describe it.'? ... Read More
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Travelers frustrated after dealing with I-15 backups over the weekend
- California
- Barstow
- I-15
- source: Bing
- 17 views
- Jul 29, 2024 8:17pm
15Several travelers reached out to Channel 13 to describe their frustrations after a semi-truck with lithium batteries crashed and caused a nearly 48-hour closure. Read More
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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattles Southern California
- California
- Los Angeles
- I-710
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jul 29, 2024 1:09pm
710Barstow is located approximately 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles along the heavily traveled Interstate 15 corridor. Thousands of earthquakes are recorded in California each year, but the vast ... Read More
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Drivers headed to Las Vegas stuck on I-15, I-40 into weekend as crews battle truck fire
- California
- I40
- source: Bing
- 16 views
- Jul 29, 2024 08:16am
After nearly three days of closures along I-15 and backups along I-40, California Highway Patrol announced Sunday the end of a closure caused by a truck fire that sparked Friday. San Bernadino Fire ... Read More
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News 3's Chloe Koast talks being trapped in California travel nightmare
- California
- 33615 90th St E
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jul 29, 2024 06:33am
The drive from Southern California to Las Vegas turned into a nightmare this past weekend.A semi-truck hauling lithium-ion batteries caught fire Friday morning on northbound Interstate 15 between ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jul 28, 2024 5:00pm
40closing all northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Baker. As of Saturday afternoon, the roughly 40-mile stretch of freeway between Harvard and Baker in San Bernardino County had been completely closed ... Read More
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I-15 reopens 2 days after hazmat situation strands drivers
- California
- Nipton
- I-15 N
- source: Bing
- 58 views
- Jul 28, 2024 1:17pm
15All lanes of Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas that were closed due to an overturned big rig and resulting hazmat situation have been reopened, ending a nearly 48-hour standstill in the ... Read More
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Fiery crash, hazmat situation closes northbound I-15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
- California
- I-405 Near Los Angel
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jul 28, 2024 12:20pm
405The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. Friday near the Afton Road exit and caused traffic to back up for miles. Traffic has since been rerouted to share the designated southbound lanes ... Read More
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Crews tackle wildfire near I-15 in Cedar City
- California
- CA-173 NEAR CEDAR GL
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jul 28, 2024 09:38am
IRON COUNTY, Utah - A wildfire broke out Sunday afternoon near Cedar City with thick, dark smoke visible from Interstate 15, but firefighters were able to get a handle on it within about an hour. Read More
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'It's our lifeline': Local politicians renew call for upgrades after I-15 debacle
- California
- Arrowhead Farms
- I-15 S
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jul 28, 2024 09:29am
15Las Vegas Valley politicians renewed their calls for upgrades and improvements to Interstate 15 in California after this weekend's traffic debacle. After a truck hauling lithium batteries ... Read More
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Riverside County Sheriff's Office Reports Vehicle Pursuit of Motorcycles on I-15 Leads to 13 Arrests
- California
- Temecula
- I-15
- source: Bing
- 22 views
- Jul 28, 2024 08:46am
15Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 1:05 p.m., deputies from the Southwest Sheriff's Station, assigned to patrol the city of Temecula, observed a large ... Read More
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Overturned Semitruck with Lithium Batteries Sparks Major Traffic Delays on I-15 Between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
- California
- I-40
- source: Bing / Hoodline
- 41 views
- Jul 28, 2024 07:26am
A semitruck with lithium batteries overturned on the 15 Freeway, causing long traffic delays and a prolonged fire. Read More
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California Highway Reopens After Lithium Battery Fire Trapped Drivers
- California
- CA-152
- source: Bing
- 17 views
- Jul 28, 2024 06:29am
A portion of I-15 near Baker, Calif., fully reopened early on Sunday after a truck carrying lithium batteries caught fire, stopping traffic for hours in sweltering heat. Read More
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NB 15 Freeway remains closed between Barstow and Baker after fiery crash involving semitruck
- California
- Barstow
- I-15
- source: Bing
- 47 views
- Jul 28, 2024 05:50am
15The northbound 15 Freeway remained closed Saturday morning after a crash involving an overturned semitruck that resulted in a miles-long traffic backup and stranded Las Vegas-bound drivers.The ... Read More
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