At about 7:10 this evening Carlsbad Fire and CHPs responded to a car fire on the southbound center lane of Interstate 5 at the Chestnut overpass that sent huge clouds of black smoke into the skies over the heart of Carlsbadistan.
An older model Chevrolet Tahoe completely burned out before fire crews could get to the scene. Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion during the fire, however, there appeared to be no injuries. Fire retardant flowed across all lanes of the freeway and slowed southbound traffic considerably, but by 7:55 traffic was back up to 57 mph.
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