fuel spill

June 11, 2020 | Tori Bergel

Temporary Road Closures, One Injured in Midnight Collisions on I-495

The outer loop of I-495 was temporarily closed overnight between Georgia and Connecticut Avenues due to multiple collisions involving four tractor-trailers around midnight. At around 2 a.m. Thursday, the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue hazmat team and the Maryland Department of the Environment were on the scene of one of the collisions—a sideways trailer on […]

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November 23, 2016 | Staff Writer

UPDATED: Truck Collision on Southbound I-495 Causes Delays (PHOTOS)

UPDATE 12:30 p.m. Maryland State Police report that a Freightliner box truck struck another box truck early this morning near the American Legion Bridge. Police said the 2014 Freightliner truck overturned and landed on a 2015 BMW 428I, driven by a Rockville resident, as well as a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was driven by a […]

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February 19, 2016 | Sonya Burke

UPDATED: Fatal Truck Accident Closes Beltway (Photos & Video)

UPDATED The driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a collision on the Beltway that occurred on westbound Interstate 495 east of Connecticut Avenue on Friday morning. The overturned truck closed both the inner loop and the outer loop lanes of the Beltway for some time during the morning rush hour. Fire and Rescue […]

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February 10, 2015 | Krista Brick

Diesel Fuel Spill in Pike District Causes Evacuations (PHOTOS)

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue workers are on the scene of a 250-gallon fuel spill in the lower level of a parking garage in the Market East area of Pike District. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the incident at about 10 a.m. Tuesday. Md. 355 between Nicholson Lane and Security Lane in the Pike District […]

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