A vegetation fire sparked and quickly grew under a state Route 54 overpass in National City on Monday afternoon, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.
Footage overhead from SkyRanger7 showed the flames burning up a freeway ramp and close to cars.
A short time later, firefighters appeared to have put out most of the flames, with only some grey smoke remaining.
California Highway Patrol shut down the connector at southbound Interstate 805 to state Route 54 due to the fire. The connector was back open by 8 p.m., according to Caltrans San Diego.
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Update: EB SR-54 to SB I-805 connector is now open.
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) December 31, 2024
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