Semi-truck carrying Teslas catches fire, shutting down 5 Freeway in Los Angeles

Roads along the 5 Freeway in Sylmar were shut down after a semi-truck carrying Tesla vehicles was engulfed in flames Saturday.

Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to the southbound lanes, just south of Balboa Boulevard around 5:30 p.m.

Video from scene showed the truck was hauling at least eight vehicles when, for reasons under investigation, the vehicle caught on fire. Both the truck and several cars on the trailer were engulfed in flames…

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