Truck fire on Bay Bridge blocks traffic driving into San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two westbound lanes are open as of 9:13 a.m. on the Bay Bridge, where a truck fire caused a traffic block earlier.

Officials first closed all lanes around 8:40 a.m. Thursday.

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Truck fire blocks all WB lanes on Bay Bridge on morning of August 19, 2021. (Courtesy: CHP San Francisco via Twitter)

The San Francisco Fire Department is extinguishing the fire, which fully engulfed a truck. No injuries have been reported as of 8:55 a.m.

The fire department said there are small propane tanks in the truck. There is no threat to the public.

BART is recommending people take their trains for an alternate route.

The Bay Bridge is blocked.
Take BART as an alternative, our tube can carry more folks under this bridge anyways.

We now have trains every 15 minutes (even more frequent for many sections).

Plenty of parking. You can pay with cash or the official BART app.

Wear a mask. pic.twitter.com/0CixyBpXYy

— SFBART (@SFBART) August 19, 2021

***TRAFFIC ADVISORY***

All lanes of I-80 w/b (SFOBB), just east of Fremont St. off are currently stopped due to a vehicle fire with propane on board. pic.twitter.com/a4oJ0ugM6U

— CHP San Francisco (@CHPSanFrancisco) August 19, 2021

This story will be updated.

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