Big Rigs Abandoned as Wildfire Scorches California Freeway

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SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, California—Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of a major California interstate near the Oregon border that authorities were desperately trying to reopen.

In a video, a passenger in a vehicle screams: “Oh my God, I want to go!” as nearby trees burst into flames.