14 Freeway reopens following overnight big rig fire in Santa Clarita

By FOX 11 Digital Team

Updated August 23, 2022 7:08am PDT

NB 14 Freeway reopens after tanker truck fire

The northbound side of the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita has reopened after a tanker truck went up in flames overnight.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A big rig fire forced the California Highway Patrol to close a Santa Clarita freeway Monday night.

Reports of a big rig on fire came in shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday on the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita near Newhall Avenue. Reports from CHP said that the big rig may have exploded and that the driver was trapped inside. CHP issued a SigAlert closing all the northbound lanes.

The view from SkyFOX shows traffic backed up for miles, though the fire had been put out.

The driver was hospitalized and their condition is unknown.

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All lanes reopened by 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.