Crime & Safety
Tractor Trailer Catches Fire, Train Hits Tree In Dunn Loring Area
BREAKING: A tractor trailer caught fire on Interstate 66 near the Capital Beltway, while a tree hit a Metro train nearby in Dunn Loring.
(Updated 5:25 p.m.) VIENNA, VA—Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews are responding to a tractor trailer fire on an Interstate 66 ramp going to the beltway.
Traffic is shut down on the I-66 eastbound ramp going to the southbound Capital Beltway. No information was immediately available on the cause of the fire or if anyone was injured.
The fire was put out around 4:30 p.m. but officials say the ramp will be closed for some time, according to ABC7.
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Reporters spotted the truck fire:
Smoky truck fire along the outer loop near 66. Traffic not affected. pic.twitter.com/u0p523pjZ0
— Richard Reeve (@abc7Richard) July 14, 2017
#BREAKING @ffxfirerescue on the scene of a tractor trailer truck fire I-66 to I-495 #Merrifield @First4Traffic @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/Zig5KxBYpq
— Charlie Bragale (@charlienbc) July 14, 2017
Nearby, as thunderstorms hit the region, a Metro rider reported a tree fallen on an Orange Line train near the Dunn Loring station. She said on Twitter the "driver is doing a great job handling the situation.
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When @wmata gets sidelined by a tree. @shomaristone pic.twitter.com/G53vdtpZHT
— Kristy Lukaszewski (@kristylynnluka) July 14, 2017
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