Traffic has since been rerouted to share the designated southbound lanes of the highway in a stretch between Barstow and Baker in San Bernardino County, the California Highway Patrol said.
The northbound side of heavily-traveled I-15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas has been closed since early Friday morning after an overturned big rig carrying lithium batteries caught fire and created a chemical hazard. The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. Friday near Afton Road exist and caused traffic to back up for miles.
'However, the container's weight, exceeding 75,000 pounds, has made these efforts unsuccessful so far,' the department said. The highway closure is in place because 'lithium-ion fires are particularly hazardous due to the chemicals released during off-gassing,' the department said. The remote sight of the accident also created difficulty for emergency responders.
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