CONEJO VALLEY — A taco van's mechanical troubles while heading up the Conejo Grade early Sunday led to a spectacular set of explosions that closed southbound Highway 101 for a time, officials said.

Revellers and diners in a Wetherspoons pub close to the 'exploding' vans in Greenbridge were forced to evacuate. A woman with her son and mother, who were in the pub earlier, said they were sitting ...