{"id":"","date":"2024-04-10T16:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtop.com\/?p=25924271"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:00:10","slug":"tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-270-causes-southbound-delays-in-frederick-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtop.com\/traffic\/2024\/04\/tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-270-causes-southbound-delays-in-frederick-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Tractor-trailer fire in Frederick Co. causes massive I-270 southbound delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><style type=\"text\/css\">.in-article-vertical-video  {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video  {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption  {width: 300px !important;}<\/style><style>#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-radius: 5px;}.connatix_video_caption{margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top:0; font-size: 14px; color: #272828;  font-weight: 600; text-align: left; display:none;}<\/style>\n\r<div class=\"in-article-vertical-video\"><div style=\"display:block;min-width:100%;min-height:100px\"><div id=\"tnvbNcaMHUrl\" style=\"display:none;\">This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.<br>In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.<\/div><script id=\"b57759ab4f014a278a5800c1867796af\">(new Image()).src = \"https:\/\/capi.connatix.com\/tr\/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3\";cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: \"7bc491b4-922b-4e8d-b1b1-150648e80442\", mediaId: \"0b27d98f-e5db-44f4-9b3f-73b6a07bf3b4\"}).render(\"b57759ab4f014a278a5800c1867796af\", function(renderError, playerApi) {if(!renderError && playerApi && typeof playerApi.getSize === \"function\") {var size = playerApi.getSize();var captionElement = document.querySelector(\".connatix_video_caption\");if(captionElement && size) {captionElement.style.width = size.width + \"px\";captionElement.style.display = \"block\";}}});});<\/script><div class='connatix_video_caption'>Tractor-trailer fire shuts down all lanes of I-270 South in Frederick County on Wednesday morning<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/listen-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp online<\/a>\u00a0and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for traffic and weather news on the 8s.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A massive tractor-trailer fire caused traffic delays for hours Wednesday morning on Interstate 270 in Frederick County, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>All southbound lanes were closed for around eight hours while crews cleaned up from the fire. Traffic is getting by the scene and all lanes reopened by 5 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MDSP\/status\/1778160724453339183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Maryland State Police<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center\" ><!-- \/6585\/ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp_App_300x250 -->\n\t\t<div id='div-gpt-ad-1500658388164-0' style='height:250px; width:300px; margin:auto;'>\n\t\t<script>\n\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500658388164-0'); });\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the driver pulled over, the tractor-trailer became fully engulfed in flames,&#8221; police told ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.<\/p>\n<p>Listeners who called the<a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp Traffic Center<\/a> described the tractor-trailer as completely &#8220;ablaze&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When Frederick County fire and rescue crews arrived on the scene at approximately 5:57 a.m. to put out the fire, the driver was already out of the vehicle, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the fire had been extinguished by 7:22 a.m., with some hotspots remaining, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FCDFRS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the fire department.<\/a> 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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews cleared the scene at 12:15 p.m and investigators don&#8217;t believe anything hazardous was on the truck, the spokeswoman told ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.<\/p>\n<p>Moving the truck&#8217;s contents out of the roadway extended the closure for a couple of hours after the flames were extinguished.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center\" ><!-- \/6585\/ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp_App_In-article -->\n\t\t<div id='div-gpt-ad-1500658388164-0-2' style='height:250px; width:300px; margin:auto;'>\n\t\t<script>\n\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500658388164-0-2'); });\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<p>For much of the day, first responders diverted I-270 southbound traffic between Maryland Route 80 to Urbana on Exit 26 and Maryland Route 109 towards Hyattstown on Exit 22.<\/p>\n<p>No one was reported injured.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Stay with ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n   <div class=\"gallerySlider Entry-gallery\">\n        <div class=\"gallerySlider--for-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"gallerySlider-for\">\n                                    <figure>\n                                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/436614287_811170474372014_3171410855802056565_n-941x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                                                                                                            <figcaption>\n                              Firefighters put out a blaze on I-270. \n(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue)                            <\/figcaption>\n                            <div class='gallery_photo_credit'>\n                                Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/figure>\n                                    <figure>\n                                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/41024-I-270-crash.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                                                                                                            <figcaption>\n                              A tractor-trailer on fire on I-270. \n(Courtesy 7News, SkyTrak7)                            <\/figcaption>\n                            <div class='gallery_photo_credit'>\n                                Courtesy 7News, SkyTrak7                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/figure>\n                                    <figure>\n                                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/436417865_811170471038681_373358743886669819_n-705x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                                                                                                            <figcaption>\n                              Firefighters battle a blaze on I-270 caused by a tractor-trailer fire.\n(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue)                            <\/figcaption>\n                            <div class='gallery_photo_credit'>\n                                Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/figure>\n                                    <figure>\n                                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/436783022_811170531038675_3806023595896291320_n-941x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                                                                                                            <figcaption>\n                              Firefighters have mostly put out a tractor-trailer on fire on I-270, with some hotspots remaining. \n(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue)                      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Traffic is getting by the scene and all lanes reopened by 5 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MDSP\/status\/1778160724453339183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Maryland State Police<\/a>.\r\n\r\nBefore 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.\r\n\r\n\"When the driver pulled over, the tractor-trailer became fully engulfed in flames,\" police told ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.\r\n\r\nListeners who called the<a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp Traffic Center<\/a> described the tractor-trailer as completely \"ablaze\"\r\n\r\nWhen Frederick County fire and rescue crews arrived on the scene at approximately 5:57 a.m. to put out the fire, the driver was already out of the vehicle, officials said.\r\n\r\nMost of the fire had been extinguished by 7:22 a.m., with some hotspots remaining, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FCDFRS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the fire department.<\/a> 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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.\r\n\r\nFire crews cleared the scene at 12:15 p.m and investigators don't believe anything hazardous was on the truck, the spokeswoman told ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp.\r\n\r\nMoving the truck's contents out of the roadway extended the closure for a couple of hours after the flames were extinguished.\r\n\r\nFor much of the day, first responders diverted I-270 southbound traffic between Maryland Route 80 to Urbana on Exit 26 and Maryland Route 109 towards Hyattstown on Exit 22.\r\n\r\nNo one was reported injured.\r\n\r\n<em>This is a developing story. 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