Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 101, stopping traffic
A pickup truck burst into flame on Highway 101 around midday Wednesday, halting traffic in Arroyo Grande.
The truck, traveling southbound on Highway 101, caught fire at about 12:50 p.m. near the El Campo Road exit, according to Cal Fire.
The flames spread from the vehicle to nearby vegetation, the agency said, but firefighters contained the fire to a plot measuring 20 feet by 20 feet.
By 12:20, firefighters had extinguished the blaze, Cal Fire said.
The fire stopped traffic on southbound Highway 101 from the El Campo Road exit back to the Grand Avenue exit, according to a Caltrans traffic camera.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Cal Fire.
This story was originally published May 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM.
Stephanie Zappelli
The Tribune