Crime & Safety
Burning Hay Truck Halts Traffic on Beltway
Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company, other departments are at the scene, according to a company spokesman.
UPDATE (5 p.m. March 15)—Beginning at about 10:59 a.m. this morning, traffic was stopped in both directions on I-695, due to a hay truck fire.
The truck was on the Outer Loop, near the on ramp from Greenspring Avenue, when its load of 300-500 bales of hay caught fire, according to Division Chief Michael Robinson of the Baltimore County Fire Department.
About 40 people and 16 pieces of equipment were used to extinguish the blaze, Robinson said at the scene.
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In addition, there were about one dozen dumptrucks from the State Highway Administration used to haul away the wet hay.
Firefighters followed the dumptrucks to dumps in order to extinguish any fires that caught along the way, Robinson explained.
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At the scene, at about 12:30 p.m., Robinson said he anticipated the work to take a total of about three hours.
Traffic was halted on the beltway as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. Drivers were advised to avoid the area.
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