Crime & Safety
Vehicle Fire Causes Massive Delays On GW Parkway: Reports
A vehicle fire on the George Washington Parkway in North Arlington Thursday morning caused delays.
ARLINGTON, VA -- A vehicle fire during rush hour on the George Washington Memorial Parkway Thursday morning caused major delays in North Arlington, according to a report.
WTOP tweeted at 7:18 a.m. that the GW Parkway was stopped in both directions between VA-123 and Spout Run Parkway due to a crash resulting in a fire. The fire was soon put out, but the damage was done: extreme backups caused problems for commuters throughout the morning.
Eventually, the right southbound lane started getting buy, with northbound lanes diverting at Spout Run Parkway.
Find out what's happening in Arlingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
No injuries were reported.
Both directions completely stopped. Fire is out. Emergency vehicles starting to clear away now pic.twitter.com/T5QCFnIgUC
— Joseph S (@echotechpie) May 9, 2019
Find out what's happening in Arlingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
