Jaguar Sedan Catches Fire on 14 Freeway

Sylmar, Los Angeles, CA: A Jaguar sedan caught fire late Friday night, Aug. 5, on the northbound 14 Freeway in the Sylmar neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley.

California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Fire Department were dispatched at 11:36 p.m. to the northbound 14 Freeway just north of the I-5 Freeway regarding a Jaguar sedan fully engulfed in flames on the right shoulder.

Four parties walked away from the vehicle as a precaution. No injuries were reported. CHP closed the number 2 and 3 lanes of traffic causing backup for drivers.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Video: Oscar Sol, Photojournalist / KNN