traffic jam

In the mad rush to flee the flames, droves of residents had abandoned their cars in an immovable traffic jam on Palisades Drive.

I immediately feel like I'm in a ginormous, stressful traffic jam.

The shops are open and commuters get delayed in traffic jams on their way to work.

In the Camp fire in 2018, eight of the 84 people who died were stuck in a traffic jam when the flames roared over them.

In Los Angeles, people demonstrated in Pacoima and took over the 101 Freeway downtown, creating a traffic jam that lasted hours.