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Fire engulfs tractor-trailer outside Baltimore’s Ft. McHenry Tunnel
Black smoke and flames engulfed a tractor-trailer outside Baltimore’s Ft. McHenry Tunnel along southbound I-95 early Thursday morning.
BALTIMORE - A tractor-trailer fire near the entrance to Baltimore’s Ft. McHenry Tunnel early Thursday morning snarled traffic on Interstate-95.
The fire occurred along the southbound lanes of I-95, just before the tunnel entrance. Images show heavy flames enveloping the vehicle and an overhead sign. All southbound lanes of I-95 have been closed at the tunnel entrance.
Officials say the crash involved a fuel leak. Traffic is being detoured southbound at Exit 56 (Keith Avenue).
The cause of the fire is under investigation.