CASTAIC: Semi Truck Fire

*Time* – 0127 *Location* – NB I5, 1/2 Mi North of Templin Highway,Castaic *Handling Agencies* – LACoFD, CHP Newhall, ANF
Around 0127, LACoFD and CHP responded to reports of a semi-truck fire. Arriving units found a fully involved tractor and trailer, along with about a 1/2 acre of brush on fire. The driver of the semi did have 2nd degree burns. Firefighters made a quick attack on the brush fire, stopping it from growing, although a full brush fire response was enroute. The driver of the semi truck was transported to Henry Mayo Hospital in good condition. Firefighters knocked the semi truck fire down in about an hour. CHP has two lanes open after about an hour long full closure of the NBI5. CHP and LACoFD are handling the incident.