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Vehicle Catches Fire In Intersection Near Valencia 

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At 7 p.m. the Los Angeles County Fire Department received calls of a white vehicle that had caught fire in an intersection, according to officials with the L.A. County Fire Department. Emergency personnel arrived at the 27900 block of Franklin Parkway and Commerce Center Drive in Valencia within 10 minutes and firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department immediately ...

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Vehicle Fire Closes 5 Freeway Lanes North Of Castaic

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A vehicle fire closed part of the southbound 5 Freeway north of Castaic Monday morning. At about 8:30 a.m. Monday, emergency responders from Los Angeles and Kern Counties received reports of a vehicle on fire on the southbound 5 Freeway near Fort Tejon Road, about 30 miles north of Castaic, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) incident logs. Upon arrival, ...

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Firefighters Prevent Car Fire From Spreading To Nearby Vegetation In Sand Canyon 

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Firefighters prevented a vehicle fire from spreading to the nearby brush in Sand Canyon Monday morning.  Around 12:05 a.m. Monday, firefighters received reports of a vehicle fire on Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon Roads in Canyon Country, said Kaitlyn Aldana, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  A brush response was started due to the vehicle fire burning near ...

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Vehicle Catches On Fire, Occupants Uninjured

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Nobody was injured after a vehicle became engulfed in flames on Friday night along the Old Road in Santa Clarita. At around 8:43 p.m. first responders received reports of a vehicle engulfed in flames on the Old Road under the 14 Freeway.  The California Highway Patrol and the Los ANgeles County Fire Department responded to the incident.  Three people occupied ...

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Vehicle Fire Slows Traffic On 5 Freeway North Of Santa Clarita

A vehicle fire temporarily slowed traffic on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Santa Clarita Saturday morning. At around 10 a.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a fire on the northbound 5 Freeway south of Templin Highway. “It was just a vehicle fire with no brush involved,” said Supervisor Peters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Units were ...

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Trash Truck Catches Fire, Dumps Load In Valencia Intersection

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A trash truck caught fire Friday and dumped it’s load which impacted traffic. Around 1:20 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a trash truck fire on Avenue Hall and Technology Drive in Valencia, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a confirmed fire,,” Sanchez said. As a result of the fire, the ...

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5 Freeway Vehicle Fire Slows Traffic In Newhall 

A vehicle fire on the 5 Freeway prompted a response from firefighters Tuesday.  The vehicle fire, dubbed the Calgrove Incident, was reported on the northbound 5 Freeway near Calgrove Boulevard in Newhall, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD).  “It went out as a brush fire, when we got on scene it was a vehicle fire, ...

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Vehicle Fire Snarls Traffic In Newhall

A vehicle fire near a Newhall intersection slowed traffic during the afternoon rush hour on Tuesday. At 4:43 p.m. Tuesday emergency responders received reports of a vehicle fire near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Sierra Highway in Newhall, per initial reports from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Witnesses described seeing a vehicle fire with its engine fully engulfed ...

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School Bus Engulfed In Flames, Several Trees Catch Fire In Santa Clarita

A school bus became fully engulfed in flames Sunday afternoon, causing several trees to catch fire in Stevenson Ranch. At around 3:08 p.m. first responders received reports of a school bus fully-involved in fire on the Old Road and Magic Mountain Parkway in Stevenson Ranch, according to Ed Pickett, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department. “It was a bus ...

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Big Rig Fire Slows Traffic On Southbound 5 Freeway In Santa Clarita

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A big rig fire slowed traffic on the southbound 5 freeway in Santa Clarita Monday evening. At around 6:20 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the southbound 5 freeway near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to dispatch supervisor Jeremy Stafford with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was reported that a semi truck ...

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