Delays expected on 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley following fire

Delays are expected throughout the day on the 405 Freeway near Talbert Avenue in Fountain Valley after construction equipment caught fire Wednesday morning, according to the Fountain Valley Fire Department.

Fountain Valley firefighters arrived on the scene after receiving a call at 8:52 a.m. They were assisted by Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and Orange County Fire Authority firefighters, the Fountain Valley Fire Department said. Fountain Valley police and the California Highway Patrol helped with traffic flow.

The crews knocked the fire down by 9:14 a.m., confining it to the “object of origin,” the department said.

Flames reached nearby power lines and outages are expected until Southern California Edison personnel can restore power.

Both directions of the 405 were temporarily shut down. No injuries were reported.

The construction equipment that caught fire was part of the 405 Freeway $1.9-billion widening project to expand 16 miles of the 405 between the 73 Freeway in Costa Mesa and the 605 Freeway near Rossmoor.

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