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Grass fire causing backups on Highway 99 in Madera County

A grass fire is causing traffic backups on Highway 99 in Madera County Thursday, said Caltrans.

The fire began near Avenue 7 and has lanes in both directions closed.

An overturned semi-truck is also causing a southbound closure on Highway 99 and Avenue 24 in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol reports.

Ashleigh Panoo: 559-441-6010, @AshleighPan

This story was originally published July 27, 2017 at 2:56 PM with the headline "Grass fire causing backups on Highway 99 in Madera County."

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