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Crash Closes Lanes On Southbound I-15 Near Poway Road

A car is engulfed in flames after crashing on southbound I-15 at Poway Road on May 1, 2014.
Scott Stirling / 10NEWS
A car is engulfed in flames after crashing on southbound I-15 at Poway Road on May 1, 2014.

Lanes were blocked Thursday afternoon on southbound Interstate 15 near Poway Road due to a multi-vehicle crash that left one car on fire.

The crash happened just after 3:50 p.m. and involved at least four vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol.

One of the vehicles in the crash, a Nissan Altima, overturned and was engulfed in flames, the CHP reported.

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Emergency crews were at the scene tending to a possible burn victim.

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