Sprayed or Spilled Accelerant May Have Contributed to Fire Along Hollywood Freeway

A brush fire broke out at about 7:30 p.m. this evening alongside the northbound 101 / Hollywood Freeway near Vineland in the Universal City area of Los Angeles, shutting down all northbound lanes for some time. At least some lanes now appear to have been reopened.

According to dispatcher communications, several callers reported a tanker or other truck spilling or spraying fuel or other unknown liquid onto the area where the fire started.
Those dispatcher communications are as follows:

Structure or Grass Fire - 101 North Before Vineland Av	7:28 PM
* Brush Fire	7:28 PM
* Message/Item Delivered LA Fire Department	7:29 PM
* Per Dupe Caller Advisd He Had Visual Flames About 20 Ft from the Freeway, Multi Trees on Fire About 25 Feet High	7:30 PM
* .k/2743d0927.d/rp Advised Ambers Are Coming Across the Lanes of the Freeway	7:31 PM
* Per Dupe Call Gas Tanker on Freeway-Possible Spilling Fuel Causing the Brush Fire-No Further Information	7:31 PM
* Per Dupe Caller Advised a Brush Fire, Advised Unknown Truck Spraying Unknown Liquid into Fire Area	7:32 PM
More information posted as available.