Fire under San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge snarls traffic as afternoon commute begins

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Firefighters in San Francisco worked to extinguish a fire under the Bay Bridge Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP San Francisco tweeted around 2:45 p.m. that there was a fire under the Bay Bridge west of Treasure Island.
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A San Francisco fire boat was spraying water on the underside of the bridge and CHP had at least some of the eastbound lanes blocked.
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The fire appeared to be out as of 2:55 p.m. and all lanes were reopened shortly after.



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