BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A semi-trailer truck was fully engulfed on Tuesday afternoon along southbound Highway 99 at Herring Road, according to California Highway Patrol and Eyewitness News footage. Kern County fire crews and first responders were seen at the semi-trailer fire.
The Herring Road off-ramp nearby was blocked as of 3 p.m.
At around 2:37 p.m., CHP reported that a truck driver was outside of the truck, attempting to extinguish the fire on the right side of the freeway with a fire extinguisher…