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SUNLAND, LOS ANGELES () — A fire engulfed a big rig on the right shoulder of the 210 Freeway in Sunland on Wednesday morning, forcing the closure of all westbound lanes, authorities said.
A SigAlert was issued at the scene, near Sunland Boulevard, and the lane closure is expected to last for about two hours, the California Highway Patrol said in a social media post shortly after 9:30 a.m.
The semitruck fire spread to a nearby embankment before being extinguished by responding firefighters.
Whether anyone was injured in the fire was unclear, and the cause of the blaze was unknown.
Developing: More details will be added to this report as they become available.
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