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‘Incident’ slows traffic on Interstate 15 from California to Las Vegas

California Highway Patrol (CHP via Twitter)

Northbound traffic just south of Baker, California, was limited to one lane on Interstate 15 for a few hours Sunday night, according to California Highway Patrol.

The agency’s Barstow office said it was investigating a “high priority incident” near Basin Road during the closure.

An online Caltrans traffic map showed that CHP was working a car fire in the area as of 6:57 p.m. But CHP said the fire was on the shoulder and did not contribute to the lane closure. The fire was out by 8 p.m.

CHP said the lane was reopened by 10:10 p.m. If

A previous headline on this story incorrectly attributed the cause of the closure to the car fire.

Contact Alexis Ford at aford@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexisdford on Twitter.

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