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CHP closes NB I-5 lanes Thursday night due to truck fire

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The California Highway Patrol closed all northbound lanes Thursday night due to a truck fire near the truck escape ramps.

CHP urges all truck drivers to conduct a brake check prior to traveling down the hill. "It's not just your truck that may burn down." There were no reports of injuries.

Bakersfield, CA

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