Fox News reported that the vehicle was a Tesla semi-truck. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the incident occurred shortly before 6 pm, which caused major traffic delays along one of the Bay Area’s busiest freeways.California Highway Patrol confirms electric semi-truck fire near Hayward slowing the traffic on Interstate 880. (Representational) (Unsplash)Post accident authorities have blocked the right and center lanes as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.Aerial footage from SkyFOX showed thick black smoke rising from the electric semi-truck as firefighters surrounded the vehicle.

Flames were seen engulfing parts of the truck.Authorities have not reported any injuries. Officials also have not confirmed what caused the Tesla Semi to catch fire.

The incident remains under investigation.Also read: Destiny Blake, 25-year-old American Airlines flight attendant, arrested in Miami over alleged $25K senior fraud schemeFire crews respond as traffic backs up on I-880The CHP issued a traffic advisory after the fire, warning drivers that the right and centre lanes of southbound I-880 were blocked near Hayward. Drivers were urged to expect delays and use alternate routes while emergency responders remained at the scene.(This is a developing story)Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times.

She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues.

Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats.

Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments.

She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog.

She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More