A pickup truck “fully engulfed in flames” blocked traffic on the 5 Freeway Saturday for an unknown duration as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.  Around 12 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the roadside of the 5 Freeway by the Magic Mountain Parkway Off-ramp in Valencia, according to Bernard Peters, a dispatch supervisor with ...

A car fire on the 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita temporarily stopped traffic on Sunday, officials said.  Around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the northbound 5 Freeway at Templin Highway, according to Miguel Ornelas, a dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “The engine compartment caught on fire,” Ornelas said. Traffic ...

A SigAlert has been issued that the number three and four lanes of the 5 Freeway have been shut down just north of Templin Highway. The vehicle fire, located in the number four lane on the northbound side of the 5 Freeway, is described only as a Honda, according to California Highway Patrol officials. “We do not know the exact ...