Brush fire prompts lane closure on I-5 near Balboa Avenue in Pacific Beach

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A brush fire burning along Interstate 5 in Pacific Beach has prompted a lane closure, officials announced Wednesday afternoon.

According to California Highway Patrol, the fire was first reported around 12:30 p.m. along northbound I-5, just north of Balboa Avenue near Garnet Avenue.

The fire is burning in vegetation along the freeway shoulder.

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Authorities say the slow lane of northbound traffic has been shut down for unknown duration as crews works to contain and extinguish the flames…

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