Fire Burning Near Lawrence Expressway Shuts Interstate 280 in San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- The California Highway Patrol said early Saturday evening that Interstate 280 in San Jose had reopened after firefighters extinguished a fire in the area near the Lawrence Expressway.
Traffic in both directions was being diverted off the freeway at Lawrence Expressway. The CHP has issued a Sig-alert for the area.
The fire was reported shortly before 4 p.m.
There were also reports of power lines down in the area.
By shortly before 5 p.m., 511.org was reporting that all lanes had reopened.
UPDATE: Residual Delays on I-280 at Lawrence Expy in San Jose. All Lanes Open in Both Directions.
— 511 SF Bay (@511SFBay) August 15, 2020
A Santa Clara police spokesperson said early Saturday evening that
the southbound lanes of the Lawrence Expressway reopened just before 6 p.m.
The area is close to the Santa Clara-San Jose city limits.
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