Coquihalla Highway Shutdown After Semi-Trailer Fire Sparks Wildfire

0:00It's April 21st. This is Calvary News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. A big shut down on British Columbia's Cocoa Hall of Highway has drivers rerouting after a semi-trailer fire sparked a wildfire. The stretch between merit and hope is closed both directions for safety. It kicked off just after 9pm, Monday in the Northbound lanes. Officers arrive to find the trailer fully engulfed on the shoulder, and flames quickly jumped to nearby forest. Travelers linking the lower mainland to the interior are feeling the pinch, forced to detour via Highway 1 or Highway 3 through the provincial. Drive VC alerts. VC wildfire service crews jumped in fast, and now the fires under control, no more spreading expected beyond its edges. Drive safe out there, check those updates, and we'll keep tracking how this clears up quick.