Firefighters Battle Commercial Vehicle Fire on Highway 50 in Kyburz

July 1, 2022, Kyburz, CA — Just before 10:30 am El Dorado County Fire Protection District Engine 17, Medic 25, Engine 26, Water Tender 21 and Division 7705 responded to a tractor-trailer fire on westbound US Highway 50 just east of Kyburz. CAL FIRE - Amador El Dorado Unit and US Forest Service - El Dorado National Forest units also responded to engage in firefighting efforts. 

The semi-truck had left the roadway and crashed into a culvert alongside of the two-lane highway. Firefighters also extinguished vegetation fires on the north and south of the highway totaling under an acre in size. Firefighters worked to dam runoff from the vehicle fire as it flowed through the culvert toward the nearby South Fork American River. Holiday weekend traffic was heavily impacted by a full road closure that lasted several hours. Eventually one-way traffic control was reopened as tow and recovery crews removed the charred vehicle. The driver of the tractor-trailer was uninjured. California Highway Patrol (CHP), EL Dorado County Sheriff's Office - Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Caltrans, and El Dorado County Environmental Management also responded. The cause of the incident is being investigated by CHP. 

 

A large vehicle is engulfed in flames and smoke alongside a road, with a firefighter approaching the scene.
Photo Courtesy of CHP
A truck is burned and overturned on the roadside, with smoke rising and fire trucks present in a forested area.
Photo Courtesy of CAL FIRE
A firefighter is extinguishing a burning vehicle on the roadside, surrounded by smoke and charred vegetation.
Photo Courtesy of CAL FIRE
A fire truck and emergency responders are setup on a winding road, surrounded by trees and a hilly landscape.
Photo Courtesy of CAL FIRE
A vehicle is on fire by the side of the road, with thick smoke billowing and firefighters nearby.
Photo Courtesy of CHP
A roadside scene featuring smoke and a burned vehicle, with people nearby and trees lining the road.
A firefighter extinguishes a flaming vehicle on the side of a road, with heavy smoke rising from the wreckage.
A firefighter sprays water on a burning vehicle near the road, surrounded by smoke and flames.
A partially burned truck is engulfed in flames and smoke on the side of a road, surrounded by trees and dry vegetation.
A damaged tow truck near a charred vehicle on the side of a road, with signs of a fire in the area.
Firefighters are extinguishing a vehicle fire alongside a road, with smoke rising and emergency vehicles present.
A firefighter in gear uses a hose to combat a fire, with smoke and flames visible in the background. Safety and bravery on display.
Emergency response scene with firefighting vehicles and smoke on a roadside in a forested area.
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