Car fire on westbound Bay Bridge shuts down lanes heading into San Francisco

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A car fire on the westbound Bay Bridge shut down lanes of I-80 heading into San Francisco for about an hour late Tuesday morning, according to CHP.

The car fire happened on westbound I-80 west of Treasure Island shortly before 11 a.m., according to authorities. The fully engulfed vehicle appeared to be an SUV in the photo that the San Francisco CHP office posted on social media. The fire is currently blocking the #1, 2, and #3 westbound lanes on the bridge. A sig alert was issued due to the traffic impact on the bridge. So far there has been no report of injuries in the fire or what caused it.

Video of the incident appeared to show the fire being put out at around 11:10 a.m. As of 11:40 AM, CHP reported the right and center lanes had reopened while the left lanes remain blocked. Shortly before 12 p.m., CHP said all westbound lanes of the bridge had reopened.The vehicle fire was the second major incident to impact traffic in the area Tuesday morning.

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