Tractor-Trailer Carrying Candy Catches Fire On Beltway

SILVER SPRING, MD — A tractor-trailer carrying candy caught fire on the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring Monday night, officials said.

The fire broke out at about 11 p.m. just past the Georgia Avenue exit, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer said. The accident caused lane closures past exit 31.

The tractor-trailer was "well involved" in the flames, but the driver made it out of the vehicle, Piringer said.

Officials have not said what caused the fire at this time. No further details are available.

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