I-80 Blocked Near Newcastle After Crash Knocks Down Power Lines, Starts Fire

NEWCASTLE (CBS13) — A crash and vegetation fire has both directions of Interstate 80 closed near Newcastle on Thursday morning.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle struck a power pole along the westbound side of I-80, near Highway 193. The crash, which happened a little after 7 a.m., knocked down some power lines and sparked some flames.#TrafficAlert: I-80 is CLOSED in both directions between SR-49 at Auburn and SR-193 at Newcastle due to a down power line and vegetatio