Heavy smoke disrupts traffic as fire jumped Fresno highway, authorities say
.jpg "Smoke from highway fire drifts along as motorists try to navigate on Saturday, May 17, 2025.")
For a second time in several days, heavy smoke has caused problems on a Fresno highway on Saturday afternoon.
The Fresno Fire Department responded to a highway fire, located at the 168 and the 180 transition when the fire jumped the freeway and caused heavy smoke.
The fire was reported just before 3:30 p.m.
Motorists are driving through the heavy smoke, but the California Highway Patrol are positioning to control the traffic.
On Wednesday, crews battled multiple highway fires Wednesday afternoon along Highway 41.
The five grass fires were along southbound 41 between Shaw and Ashlan avenues.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee