Grass fire shuts down part of I-5 near Coalinga

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A information of Interstate 5 was unopen down adjacent Coalinga aft a writer occurrence broke retired connected Thursday night.

The Coal Fire broke retired conscionable earlier p.m., pursuing a three-car collision adjacent wherever the Interstate meets 145.

Officials accidental the flames dispersed from the car to adjacent vegetation, burning much than 90 acres truthful far.

A time-lapse video captured the beardown winds whipping particulate successful the area, conscionable earlier the flames appeared.

Traffic has travel to a standstill connected the highway, arsenic the California Highway Patrol confirms some northbound and southbound lanes are closed connected I-5.

Authorities accidental astatine 1 point, drivers stuck successful postulation were being advised to wantonness their vehicles if they did not consciousness harmless from the approaching flames.

The alert was precautionary, and the lone vehicles caught successful the blaze were those progressive successful the collision.