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Wegmans tractor-trailer catches fire, blocking street by Montgomery Co. shopping center

A tractor-trailer hauling food products caught fire early Thursday morning and began leaking fuel in Germantown, Maryland, according to the Montgomery County fire department.

No injuries from the fire have been reported, but it blocked all lanes as first responders worked to clear the smoldering truck from Observation Drive by the Milestone Shopping Center.

The truck has since been cleared from the roadway and all lanes were reopened at around 2:30 p.m., according to the WTOP Traffic Center.

The fire began around 5:30 a.m., when a fire and rescue spokesperson tweeted that a Wegmans tractor-trailer was ablaze on Observation Drive, between Ridge Road and Shakespeare Boulevard. Drivers were advised to find alternative roads around the wreck.

Officials said the fire was mostly extinguished an hour later, with hazardous material crews remaining on scene to clean up a fuel spill.

The smoldering contents of a tractor trailer that caught fire in Germantown, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)

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