When the Bay Area Telegraph passed by, the car was already entirely engulfed in flames, and a giant plume of smoke was drifting from the highway over nearby roads and neighborhoods in Oakland.
A serious car fire snarled traffic on Highway 24 in the late afternoon on Sunday. CHP reports that the fire started around 4:46pm, in the righthand lane of Eastbound Highway 24, by the Old Tunnel Road offramp.
We happened to be in the area, and saw the blaze. A sedan appeared to be totally engulfed in flames on the right shoulder…