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Rush hour tractor-trailer fire halted I-95 at Ft McHenry Tunnel

Rush hour tractor-trailer fire shuts down I-95 south at Ft McHenry Tunnel
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BALTIMORE — A tractor-trailer caught fire after crashing on southbound I-95 during Thursday morning rush hour.

Flames broke out around 6am, causing traffic backups all the way to I-695.

The incident initially forced both southbound tubes of the Ft. McHenry Tunnel to shutdown.

All lanes reopened by 2:30pm, as crews spent hours cleaning up a fuel leak from the crash.

Police say it all started when the truck, carrying produce, struck a divider splitting the tubes.

Ft. McHenry Tunnel Fire

Officials say the truck driver sustained minor injuries.

There's no word on what may have caused the crash.

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