Traffic stalled on Highway 91 in Corona on Tuesday, July 14, after a car left the freeway, landed on the mountainside and caught fire – sparking a 20-acre brush fire.googleoff: all
The three right lanes of the eastbound 91 were closed Tuesday night just west of the Green River Road offramp – and the CHP has issued a SigAlert.googleoff: all
As of 10:45 p.m., traffic was backed up for about 3 miles, the Caltrans Quickmap shows.googleoff: all
The backup wasn't helped by construction work that was already planned for the area.googleoff: all
The initial crash was reported at� 10:08 p.m., a dispatcher with the California Highway Patrol said.googleoff: all
Twenty minutes later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames and� the fire spread to nearby vegetation, said Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority said.googleoff: all
The Corona and the Anaheim fire departments, as well as Cal Fire and the Orange County Fire Authority, were fighting the blaze.googleoff: all
This isn't the first time this year the hillside in that area has caught fire; in mid-April, 7 acres burned west of Green River Road.