Car fire forces temporary Highway 101 closure near Nipomo
Update, 9:55 p.m.
Southbound traffic on Highway 101 has reopened, according to California Highway Patrol
Update, 9:40 p.m.
Cal Fire reported the fire near Los Berros Road “is under control” and crews will be mopping up for the next hour.
Original story
A car fire on Highway 101 near Nipomo stopped traffic for an extended period Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page.
About 8:50 p.m., a car was reported to be on fire on the right-hand side of the road north of Los Berros Road. The car became fully engulfed in flames within 10 minutes, according to the CHP page.
Cal Fire reported about 9:10 p.m. that firefighters arrived on scene. Southbound traffic came to a stop between Arroyo Grande and Nipomo.
CHP expected to have a least one lane of traffic open about 9:15 p.m.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Firefighters at scene of a fully involved vehicle fire with a small spot of vegetation SB HWY 101 N of los Berros #berrosfire
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) October 18, 2017
Lucas Clark: 805-781-7915, @LucasClark_SLO
This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 9:27 PM with the headline "Car fire forces temporary Highway 101 closure near Nipomo."