Truck fire shuts down connector between 405 and 101 in Sherman Oaks

A flatbed truck loaded with bales of hay erupted in flames Monday night, forcing the full closure of a major freeway connector and creating a rush-hour bottleneck for thousands of drivers. From overhead, the burned-out truck lay across the northbound 405 Freeway connector just south of the 101, where all lanes were blocked as firefighters [...]