Late night semi-truck fire on southbound Highway 101 near Bailard offramp successfully put out

Santa Barbara, Calif.- A southbound semi-truck caught fire late Wednesday evening on Highway 101 near the Bailard offramp south of Carpinteria and was successfully extinguished early Thursday morning with no injuries.

The semi-truck's driver pulled over to the right shoulder of southbound Highway 101 when they noticed smoke coming from the vehicle and he was busy fighting the fire when first responders arrived on the scene at 11:52 p.m. shared the California Highway Patrol.

The fire was successfully extinguished without any injuries and two lanes were shut down as part of the overhaul of the scene until they reopened at 10:43 a.m. Thursday detailed the California Highway Patrol.

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