{"id":15159018,"date":"2026-06-15T02:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/explosive-big-rig-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-5-freeway\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T03:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:09:53","slug":"explosive-big-rig-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-5-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/explosive-big-rig-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-5-freeway\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosive big rig fire backs up traffic on 5 Freeway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic is backed up on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley due to an explosive big rig fire that started near Lankershim Boulevard at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Video of the fire, provided by KTLA viewer Pattee Mack, shows flames burst from the hood of the semi truck as northbound traffic crawled around the fire. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/explosive-big-rig-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-5-freeway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Los Angeles \u2013 KTLA Local<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic is backed up on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley due to an explosive big rig fire that started near Lankershim Boulevard at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. 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