Update: All Lanes Of Wb I-80 Remain Blocked; No Estimated Time Of Reopening

CHP officers trying to round up chickens on I-80 San Pablo Dam Road after a big rig crash. Sept. 5, 2019 CHP officers trying to round up chickens on I-80 San Pablo Dam Road after a big rig crash. Sept. 5, 2019 Photo: KTVU Photo: KTVU Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Update: All Lanes Of Wb I-80 Remain Blocked; No Estimated Time Of Reopening 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

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All lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 80 in San Pablo remain blocked as of 4:55 a.m. Thursday due to a collision involving a big rig hauling chickens that has was destroyed by a fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.



The CHP said the collision was first reported at 3:42 a.m. at San Pablo Dam Road.



Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews arrived at the scene at 3:55 a.m. to find the big rig hauling the poultry fully engulfed in flames and "chickens everywhere" throughout the collision scene, fire district spokesman Steve Hill said.

At least one ambulance was dispatched to the scene, but Hill couldn't confirm that any motorists have been transported to a hospital.



The CHP said vehicles are being guided off the freeway at the San Pablo Dam Road off-ramp and re-entering the freeway on the San Pablo Dam Road on-ramp. There is no estimated time of reopening.





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