Interstate 80 shut down in San Pablo after truck crash, fire

SAN PABLO — A multi-vehicle crash and fire involving a truck hauling live chickens has blocked all westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in San Pablo ahead of the morning commute.

The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. near the San Pablo Dam Road exit, according to the California Highway Patrol.

As of 5 a.m. Wednesday there were no estimates for when any of the lanes would be back open.

Roughly 50 chickens wandering along WB 80 in #SanPablo right now. A big rig hauling cages of chickens overturned and caught on fire. Most of the animals died. Waiting for animal control to arrive to deal with the chickens that survived. @KTVU pic.twitter.com/uaMQLaUe3f

— Elissa Harrington (@EHarringtonTV) September 5, 2019

CHP has issued a traffic alert and the crash was already creating backups on Interstate 80.

Photos and video from the scene showed some of the live chickens the truck had been hauling were wandering around the shut-down freeway amid the burned wreckage of the truck and at least one car.

CHP reported the truck was “fully burned,” but there were no reports of serious injuries.

Check back for updates.