CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) – A driver pulled over on Interstate 805 in Chula Vista and got out of his pickup truck just before it burst into flames late Wednesday night.
At around 11 p.m., a man was driving his truck southbound on I-805 when engine issues forced him to pull over.
After coming to a stop near the East H Street exit, the truck quickly caught fire.
The man saved a few tool bags and escaped before the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
Responding firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes.
No injuries were reported.