Cal Fire: 7 Spot Fire Along I-80 In Placer County Caused By Vehicle's Broken Catalytic Converter
AUBURN (CBS13) – Firefighters worked quickly to stop a series of small fires along Interstate 80 from getting any bigger early Monday afternoon.
A total of seven spot fires were reported along eastbound I-80 from Newcastle to Auburn.
Cal Fire's Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit says firefighters worked quickly to get the fires under control.
No significant damage was reported.
Cal Fire investigators believe the fires were caused when a vehicle's catalytic converter failed, sending fragments out of the device that caught dry grass along the freeway on fire.
