Crime & Safety

Vehicle Fire on I-795 Leads to Detour: Officials

All lanes of Interstate 795 were closed in one section as a result of fire Tuesday afternoon.

A vehicle fire has shut down part of Interstate 795 Tuesday afternoon in Reisterstown, according to transportation officials.

The fire occurred at 1:12 p.m. in the area of I-795 north at the exit for Franklin Boulevard, the Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART) reported.

After 2:30 p.m., all lanes of I-795 north were shut down in the area, with traffic being detoured onto Franklin Boulevard, according to the report.

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Pictured, crash on Tuesday, Sept. 22, on I-795 at Franklin Boulevard. Screenshot from CHART.

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