LOS ANGELES, CA – A semi-truck caught fire while partially hanging off Interstate 10 following a rollover crash in downtown Los Angeles on Friday morning, reports KFI AM 640.
California Highway Patrol say the accident happened around 3:35 a.m. near the highway’s exit to South Santa Fe Avenue.
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According to Margaret Stewart with the Los Angeles Fire Department, firefighters arrived and put out the flames in about 45 minutes. The tractor unit of the semi-truck began to slip further over the edge, forcing firefighters to create a fall zone.
The semi-truck driver was able to safely escape the vehicle before firefighters arrived. Steward said another person, who was not in the semi-truck, was injured and transported to a nearby hospital. Their condition was unknown.
I-10 East near the Santa Fe Ave exit was fully shut down until lanes 1 and 2 reopened around 6 a.m. CHP said responders were still working to clear the scene at that time.
If more details regarding this incident are reported, we will update this blog.
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