Crime & Safety
Vehicle Fire Temporarily Snarls I-270 Traffic Near Germantown
Officials said a vehicle caught prompted a clean-up effort that held up traffic during the peak of the afternoon commute on Monday.
GERMANTOWN, MD — A vehicle fire that broke out Monday on Interstate 270 prompted serious traffic delays for afternoon commuters.
The fire was reported before 3 p.m. near the Germantown Road exit on the southbound I-270 lanes.
Officials did not say what caused the fire but did say the blaze was extinguished by first responders.
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Clean-up efforts temporarily shuttered traffic in the immediate area, with authorities also closing off the entrance ramp from westbound Germantown Road to the southbound I-270 lanes.
The Maryland State Police were leading the investigation into the incident.
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