Traffic & Transit
Hay Bale Fire Closed Interstate 95: Officials
Flaming hay bales reportedly shut down Interstate 95 before the Tydings Bridge.
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Interstate 95 was closed to northbound traffic before the Tydings Bridge Wednesday afternoon due to a vehicle fire, according to authorities. The fire broke out before 1 p.m. and was cleared within about an hour, the Maryland Transportation Authority reported.
The blaze involved hay bales on a trailer, according to the Susquehanna Hose Company, which reported it had two engines at the scene.
As of 1:15 p.m., all lanes on I-95 north were shut down past the exit for MD 155. By 3
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Traffic was getting by on the left shoulder, the Maryland Transportation Authority reported before 1:20 p.m.
By 2 p.m. all lanes had reopened.
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Engine 515 & Engine 511 are working to extinguish a set of hay bales on fire, which are being trailered, on northbound I-95 at mile marker 89.4. #SHCo #HavredeGrace #HdG pic.twitter.com/uNBH9Vc5Hw
— Susquehanna Hose Co. (@SusquehannaHose) July 22, 2020
Traffic was backed up past the MD 155 exit.
See the latest lane closure information from state transportation officials.
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