A fire erupted on Interstate 580 early on Friday morning when an 18-wheel big rig hauling almonds caught fire around 4:30 a.m. The flames spread to surrounding vegetation, creating heavy smoke in the area. All westbound traffic on I-580 was halted as officials worked to clean up the spilled almonds and contain the grass fire. Although fire officials have stopped the forward advancement of the fire, the total acreage impacted remains unknown. Traffic congestion was reported on both I-580 and Interstate 205 due to the incident.
Traffic on Interstate 580 was severely affected on Friday morning as a fire broke out from a big rig carrying almonds on the Altamont Pass.
The fire started around 4:30 a.m. when the 18-wheel tractor-trailer caught fire, leading to the spread of flames to nearby vegetation.
All westbound traffic on I-580 has been shut down to facilitate cleanup of spilled almonds and to combat a grass fire.
Although the forward progress of the fire has been halted, officials have not determined the extent of the acreage affected.
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