Categories: Road Conditions

SB 101 at Canal in King City closed due to Big Rig Explosion and Fire

Incident: 00122 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Us101 S / Canal Loc Desc: SB 101 AT CANAL ST Lat/Lon: 36.203056 -121.130000 Detail Information

10:09 AM 24 [40] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP

10:07 AM 23 [38] 1039 CAMP ROBTS PD, SB 101 CLOSED, UNKWN ETO

10:06 AM 22 [37] 1039 FT HUNTER LIGGET PD, SB 101 CLOSED, UNKWN ETO

10:05 AM 21 [35] 1039 CALFIRE, SB 101 CLOSED, UNKWN ETO

10:05 AM 20 [34] 1039 MTY COMM, SB 101 CLOSED, UNKWN ETAO

10:03 AM 19 [33] SIG ALERT SENT

10:02 AM 18 [32] UNK ETA OF CLOSURE

9:59 AM 17 [29] 8-S2 ADVZ POSS REROUTING TRFC OFF CANAL TO FIRST / FULL SB CLOSURE

9:53 AM 16 [28] 1039 CALIF TOW 831-424-8615 W/SALVAGE BIG RIG

9:51 AM 15 [24] CALT ENRT FOR 1184 NOW ETA 10-15

9:49 AM 14 [21] SOLO VEH TC/ DRVR OO VEH

9:49 AM 13 [20] 1039 CT DIST 5 RD CLOSURE REQUEST

9:48 AM 12 [19] PER FIRE COMM – REQ CT SHUT DOWN THE FWY / AT THE SAN LORENZO BRIDGE AND 1/4M I JSO CANAL

9:48 AM 11 [18] MONT COM LL / INV PTY EXITED ONTO CANAL / UNK VEH DESC

9:48 AM 10 [17] BIG RIG CARRYING GRAPES / FULLY ENGULFED ON ITS SIDE

9:47 AM 9 [16] 1185 BIG RIG

9:47 AM 8 [15] FIRE 97

9:46 AM 7 [9] 1125 SB LANES

9:44 AM 6 [7] VEH INTO TREES \

9:43 AM 5 [6] VEH WENT OFF RDWY AND EXPLODED

9:43 AM 4 [4] LARGE FIRE

9:43 AM 3 [3] ADD VEH ON ITS ROOF

9:43 AM 2 [2] SEMI ON ITS SIDE

9:43 AM 1 [1] VEH COLLISION W./EXPLOSION

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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Holycowgirl says:

June 18, 2015 at 5:05 pm

Well, I do the 'like' out of habit and complement you on your reporting, Kate.
But it's a far cry from good news. The remarkable thing is following the time frame and seeing how quickly everything produced an alert, got responded to, patched up and cleared out. We are a country of remarkable efficient thinking and action. And nobody's got a patch on Big Sur first responders.
Geri says:

June 18, 2015 at 5:42 pm

I got stuck in this on my way home around noon. Hiway was backed up forever. Sure am glad I know all those little farm field roads.
Glad no one was hurt.
On a separate note, got in the So Coast ridge rod and found an abandoned campfire in the brush smoldering away.
Lisa says:

June 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm

Geri, glad you came by that campfire in time. Ever vigilant over the idjits!
- bigsurkate says:
  
  June 18, 2015 at 6:37 pm
  
  And there was one last night abandoned at the top of the Noc Driveway. Time to start calling 911 on a wildfire, because, In effect, that's what it is, just not out of control at this point. That is what the USFS told me to do a year or two ago. In the mean time, TAKE PHOTOS OF ANY AND ALL,
  
  bigsurkate