Crime & Safety

SigAlert: Vehicle Fire Jams I-15 Traffic In Murrieta, Temecula

No injuries were reported.

The CHP reported the fire.
The CHP reported the fire. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

MURRIETA, CA โ€” Crews were working Wednesday afternoon to contain a vehicle fire that spread into vegetation along northbound Interstate 15 at Nutmeg Street in Murrieta, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The incident was reported at 2:39 p.m.

No injuries were reported but traffic was stopped as far south as Winchester Road in Temecula.

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A SigAlert was issued at 3:12 p.m. due to the freeway snarl.

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