I-270

Vehicle Fire Temporarily Closes Lanes on SB I-270 Sunday Evening

Courtesy MCFRS

Update: All lanes are now open. Photos added, courtesy of MCFRS

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the scene of a vehicle fire on southbound I-270 on Sunday evening at approximately 6pm.


According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, crews arrived to find a vehicle “well-involved” in a fire. The single vehicle fire was extinguished on SB I-270 prior to the exit ramp to inner of I-495 and the exit for Rt355.

There were no injuries and some lanes were blocked for about an hour.

Courtesy MCFRS