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Tractor-trailer fire in Frederick Co. causes massive I-270 southbound delays – WTOP News
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A massive tractor-trailer fire has been extinguished Wednesday morning on Interstate 270 in Frederick County, Maryland, but delays remain as the roadway is still closed for cleanup.
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Tractor-trailer fire shuts down all lanes of I-270 South in Frederick County on Wednesday morning
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A massive tractor-trailer fire caused traffic delays for hours Wednesday morning on Interstate 270 in Frederick County, Maryland.
Traffic is still jammed in the area with the southbound lanes closed for cleanup from the fire.
Before 6 a.m., a driver pulled up beside the tractor-trailer and motioned that the vehicle was on fire near mile marker 25 on southbound I-270, according to Maryland State Police.
“When the driver pulled over, the tractor-trailer became fully engulfed in flames,” police told WTOP.
Listeners who called the WTOP Traffic Center described the tractor-trailer as completely “ablaze”
Frederick County fire and rescue crews arrived on the scene at approximately 5:57 a.m. to put out the fire and said the driver was out of the vehicle.
Most of the fire had been knocked out by 7:22 a.m., with some hotspots remaining, according to the fire department. After the bulk of the flames were knocked down, crews moved the cargo inside of the truck out onto the roadway to prevent it from reigniting, a fire spokeswoman told WTOP.
Fire crews cleared the scene at 12:15 p.m. but the truck’s contents are still being moved out of the roadway, the spokeswoman told WTOP. Investigators don’t believe anything hazardous was on the truck.
As of 1 p.m., I-270 southbound remains closed. First responders are diverting traffic between Maryland Route 80 to Urbana on Exit 26 and Maryland Route 109 towards Hyattstown on Exit 22.
The fire department is asking drivers to take Route 355 as an alternate route. There’s no word on when the roadway will reopen.
No one was reported injured.
This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for updates.
(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue
(Courtesy 7News, SkyTrak7)
Courtesy 7News, SkyTrak7
(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue
(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue
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