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Vehicle fire slows freeway traffic

A SigAlert was issued for about an hour after a vehicle caught

fire on the northbound San Diego Freeway near Fairview Road Wednesday

evening, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The 7 p.m. call reported that a vehicle was on its side, CHP

officer Katrina Lundgren said.

“We then started getting more calls saying the vehicle was fully

engulfed in flames,” she said.

Traffic was backed up after three lanes and the carpool lane were

closed.

At least two vehicles -- including a Ferrari -- were involved in

the crash, and one person was taken to the hospital, a Costa Mesa

Fire dispatcher said. Costa Mesa firefighters responded to the call

and did not find anyone trapped in any of the vehicles, the

dispatcher said.

Lundgren said no major injuries were reported.