Road closed after fire damage on a Merced County bridge

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Parts of North Buhach Road successful Merced are closed arsenic of Thursday, owed to occurrence harm sustained to the span crossing implicit Bear Creek, the Merced County Office of Emergency Services said.

California Highway Patrol posted connected societal media connected Thursday greeting that Buhach Road betwixt Bailey Avenue and Brooks Road is closed owed to a occurrence that was connected the bridge.

They besides posted a video astatine astir 11:20 a.m. that showed an excavator successful the smoke. In the video; defender rails tin besides beryllium seen damaged.

It is chartless what caused the fire. For the latest updates connected the roadworthy closure, click here.