Crime & Safety
Tractor-Trailer Fire Temporarily Closed Route 100
BREAKING: A tractor-trailer caught fire on eastbound MD 100 Thursday morning, according to Howard County fire and rescue personnel.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — One person was hospitalized after a tractor-trailer fire that closed MD 100 Thursday morning in Howard County, according to officials. By 8:36 a.m., police said one lane had reopened on eastbound Route 100.
The tractor-trailer blaze occurred on eastbound Route 100 past Long Gate Parkway after 8 a.m., officials said.
Firefighters and Maryland State Police responded to the scene, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported.
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According to authorities, the driver was able to escape, and by 8:15 a.m., the fire was declared under control.
The fire was out and one person taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, officials reported before 8:25 a.m.
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Route 100 was closed between Long Gate Parkway and Executive Park Drive for the emergency response, according to police, who said that after 8:30 a.m., one lane was open.
See the latest lane closure information from state transportation officials.
Graphic by Patch. Traffic table via CHART.
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