Crime & Safety
Grass Fires Under Control; I-680 Lane Closed for Cleanup
The California Highway Patrol urges motorists to find alternate routes.
Bay City News Service
The No. 1 lane of northbound Interstate Highway 680 in Solano County has been closed for cleanup this afternoon after two grass fires burned along the shoulder and center divider, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
One fire by the Marshview Road exit began in the center divider and jumped to the shoulder of northbound Highway 680.
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Another fire, near Parish Road, also burned along the shoulder of northbound Highway 680, the officer said.
Cordelia Fire Protection District responded to both fires at about 3:45 p.m., district spokeswoman Patti Huyssoon said.
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The fires were under control by around 4:15 p.m., Huyssoon said.
The lane, as well as the Marshview Road off-ramp, were closed to traffic just after 4 p.m. and no estimated time was available for when they would reopen, according to the CHP.
The CHP is advising drivers to use alternate routes.
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