Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Car Fire on Route 50 Quickly Extinguished

Firefighters are responding to the scene of a car fire, according to a spokesman.

Update, May 2, 10:00 a.m.

No injuries were reported as a result of the Wednesday car fire on Route 50, according to PGFD spokesperson Mark Brady. 

The fire was small likely mechanical in nature, Brady said. It was quickly extinguished.

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Commuters using Route 50 through Bowie should be prepared for delays.

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Firefighters are responding to the scene of a car fire in the median near the Freeway Airport, according to Prince George's Fire/EMS Department spokesman Mark Brady.

No other details are available at this time, but Brady tweets that residents should avoid the area.

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