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Vehicle fire on Route 70 eastbound near Sandhill, Howard County MD

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 08:31 PM

US-40, Maryland

A flatbed truck caught fire on Route 70 eastbound near the Route 40 split in Maryland. Multiple fire units responded to extinguish the blaze.

Audio|Heard on: Howard County Fire Dispatch

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02:22

Transcript:

00:00

3-1-engine-131.

00:02

Tanker 3 respond, Route 70 eastbound near Sand Hill for a report of vehicle fire.

00:07

Alpha 2, 235.

00:10

Tanker's re-response check on out the two.

00:18

Next five priority one to two, two, two,

00:22

three. Okay.

00:27

Engine 3-1, Engine 131, you're responding to Route 70 eastbound just prior to Route 40.

00:34

Tanker 3 was alerted with no response.

00:37

It's going to be a send-up term on fire reported to us by MSP.

00:42

No other callers.

00:44

2330.

00:46

6.1 hour.

00:54

Mention 6-1.

00:57

Yeah, we're in service and be advised EMS1 is on board 6-5 and now for 223.

01:04

Okay, are you going to leave their vehicle or are you taking it back with you?

01:12

We're taking the vehicle back to 6.

01:14

Okay.

01:25

Tanker 3 response to that Alpha 1.

01:28

In 3-1, you guys gonna want Tanker 3 replace?

01:40

Yes, please.

01:41

Please, take it.

01:43

All right, we'll replace.

01:49

955 respond 93 Indian Camp Road across with Kilimanjaro with County Police up to 2340.

02:00

Everyone's on location.

02:03

It appears to be a flatbed with materials on fire near the Route 40 split.

02:14

213 response 7 east down near Sandhill per vehicle fire alpha 2 23 for the

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