All lanes of westbound Interstate 8 at El Cajon Boulevard were closed briefly Tuesday afternoon as fire crews took care of small brush fire that sparked along the freeway.
The fire was reported in the brush on the south side of the freeway near homes at around 2:40 p.m. Caltrans had three lanes of the freeway blocked at first, but extended the closure to all westbound lanes at around 3 p.m.
SkyRanger 7 flew over the fire and saw hand crews in the burn area spraying down the fire line with hoses. The flames were nearly extinguished by around 3 p.m. The cause of the fire is unknown.
NBC 7's live traffic map showed traffic appeared to be moving as normal by around 5:20 p.m. Follow live traffic alerts here.
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This story will be updated as the traffic situation changes.
