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Tractor trailer fire contained on interstate 68 eastbound, Allegany County MD

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 09:58 PM

I-68, Maryland

A tractor trailer caught fire on Interstate 68 eastbound near exit 43B. Fire units responded and contained the fire. The incident caused lane closures but the fire has been extinguished.

Audio|Heard on: Allegany County Fire

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02:11

Transcript:

00:00

Interstate 68, eastbound 43B, exit,

00:05

exit. Tractor trailer fire, probably one.

00:08

Interstate 68, eastbound,

00:10

43B.

00:12

Tractor-trailer fire.

00:14

Probably one, double 0.08.

00:21

Communications, 345's back and quarters off there.

00:25

345A, double zero and 59.

00:32

Communications, engine one, present round 344 and 345, out service.

00:42

NAND1-Rourout 3-4-4-5 out of service 101 501 508 eastbound.

00:48

It's going to be just before the boulevard exit.

00:51

A tractor-trailer, rear tire is on fire.

00:54

CP's on the scene, they got a knock on it.

00:57

Okay.

01:04

Communications,

01:05

Tension 1-2 in route, I-68, or direct from airfield?

01:09

Tensual 2 in-in-rout, 1-8-3 hours.

01:11

Communications, engine one's on scene.

01:16

Edge one on scene, one on scene, one in five.

01:23

Fire's out, we'll have a smoke now.

01:26

Engine two, uh, shutdown,

01:28

lanes two and three, a little ways behind this when you hear.

01:32

Chris, James out, lanes two and three.

01:41

Digit 1-2 to answer 1, do you can either crew up there or just need to block.

01:50

Main unit 2, just block.

01:52

I don't think they need a crew.

01:55

Okay, we'll stop a little further back then.

02:09

Edge 1-2 on the scene, 108.

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