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Traffic slowed on Highway 58 due to brake fire

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Traffic is moving slowly on westbound Highway 58 after a tractor break fire spread to nearby grass, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Both lanes of westbound Highway 58 were temporarily shut down; one lane has since reopened, and the second will remain closed.

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Bakersfield, CA

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