An abandoned car burned up on the 405 Freeway this morning

If you noticed heavy traffic on the Northbound 405 Freeway this morning we now know what happened.

Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue crews responded to a vehicle fire located on the northbound 405 freeway at Fairview.

The CMFR crews arrived on scene and located an unoccupied vehicle with active fire blowing out and crews immediately went to work aggressively taking out the stubborn vehicle fire.

The CMFR responding crews included Costa Mesa Engine 82, led by Captain Gary Lilly, and Costa Mesa Engine 81, led by Captain Taylor Voss.

There were no reports of any injuries.

The burned up vehicle looked like a sub-compact but the make and model were not identifiable.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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