Truck catches fire along Highway 101 near Templeton
Update posted May 10, 6 p.m.:
– The Paso Robles Police Department released the following information about the truck fire that occurred last week on the side of Highway 101:
On Friday, May 8, at approximately 4:04 p.m., Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to Highway 101 and Highway 46 West for a reported vehicle fire.
The first arriving unit reported a passenger vehicle heavily involved with a threat to the adjacent vegetation and requested additional resources. Crews were able to quickly stop forward progress of the fire into the vegetation and extinguish the vehicle fire.
Two fire engines and one Chief Officer from Paso Robles responded. Under the city’s Mutual Aid Agreement, one fire engine from Cal Fire/SLO County Fire responded and one fire engine from Templeton Fire Department responded. California Highway Patrol and Paso Robles Police Department also responded to the incident.
Original report posted May 10, 1 p.m.:
Northbound traffic backed up for about seven miles Friday
– A truck caught fire Friday around 4 p.m. on Highway 101 near Templeton, backing up northbound traffic for about seven miles.
The incident occurred near Templeton, and traffic moved slowly northbound from south of Del Rio Road.
Southbound traffic on Highway 101 also slowed as drivers observed the scene, according to reports.
