Fire Engulfs Semi Trailer Carrying Thousands Of Orange Juice Cartons In Prince George's

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A semi hauling orange juice caught on fire Saturday on the Capital Beltway near National Harbor.

Prince George's County firefighters responded to the fire about 10 a.m., which slowed traffic on the Outer Loop near Interstate 295 at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge for more than eight hours while the burned trailer and roadway was cleaned up.

By the time firefighters arrived on the scene, the trailer had been unattached from the truck, WTOP reported. According to the fire department, the cause of the fire is still unknown

An excavator and roll-off dumpsters were needed to remove the thousands of pounds of burned orange juice containers from the trailer.