{"id":149664,"date":"2026-03-27T01:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149664\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T01:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:53:07","slug":"burning-vehicle-causes-backups-on-outer-loop-in-forestville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149664\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning vehicle causes backups on Outer Loop in Forestville"},"content":{"rendered":"

A vehicle caught on fire on Pennsylvania Avenue directly under the Beltway overpass in Forestville, Maryland, on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

A vehicle caught on fire on Pennsylvania Avenue directly under the Beltway overpass in Forestville, Maryland, on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

The smoke and flames reached the Outer Loop overpass and drivers on the Beltway reported seeing smoke billowing out from the underpass.<\/p>\n

Firefighters with Prince George\u2019s County Fire and EMS Department requested that the Outer Loop be closed for emergency bridge inspection.<\/p>\n

An emergency work zone was cleared ahead of Exit 11; delays remain. All northbound laned of Pennsylvania Avenue, where the vehicle burned, reclosed around 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The vehicle burned for a while around 6:30 p.m. before firefighters arrived and extinguished it.<\/p>\n

The Outer Loop was closed around 6:50 p.m. with all northbound traffic sent southbound on Route 4.<\/p>\n

Below is a map of where the fire broke out:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>(Courtesy Google Maps)<\/p>\n

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