Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Southbound I-270 lanes are now open
Lanes near I-495 east had closed after Salvation Army truck caught fire.
Lanes have reopened on southbound Interstate 270, between Old Georgetown Road and eastbound Interstate 495, after a vehicle fire stopped traffic late Wednesday afternoon.
Capt. Oscar Garcia, spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire And Rescue Service, said a Salvation Army pick-up truck with a trailer caught fire, leaving burnt debris scattered in the roadway.
No injuries were reported.
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Garcia said the incident was reported at around 2 p.m.; Montgomery County Fire and Rescue tweeted about the lane closures at around 2:38 p.m.
Garcia said two engines and a stand-by ambulance responded to the scene, and left the scene before 4 p.m.
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