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UPDATE: Highway 101 lanes reopen after car fire backs up holiday traffic in Templeton

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Posted at 1:33 PM, Nov 26, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-27 01:14:38-05

Update (1:59 p.m.) -- Per CalTrans, all northbound lanes on Highway 101 are open.
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A car caught fire Thanksgiving afternoon on Highway 101 in Templeton, backing up traffic in the northbound lanes.

The fire was reported just before 1:00 p.m.

According to California Highway Patrol the car was completely engulfed in flames. Crews arrived to the scene to put out the fire.

Nobody was hurt.