Traffic on South Bonnyview Road came to a standstill during a busy time of day Monday afternoon due to a car fire near the roundabout at Bechelli Lane. A Nissan sedan in the eastbound lane just west of the roundabout caught fire shortly before 2 O’clock. Witnesses say the woman driving the car grabbed her purse and walked away just before the car became engulfed in flames. Redding Fire extinguished the blaze, but in the meantime eastbound traffic on Bonnyview backed up all the way to Highway 273.
-Steve Gibson