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Brush Fires Shut Down I-695 Stretch In Maryland Brush Fires Shut Down I-695 Stretch In Maryland
Brush Fires Shut Down I-695 Stretch In Maryland Nearly a dozen acres of land were burned up when a brush fire broke out in Rosedale on Wednesday afternoon, temporarily tying up traffic on I-695 as crews battled the blaze. The fire was reported at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, near I-695 along the inner loop of the highway between exits 36 (MD 702) and 38 (Eastern Boulevard), prompting a heavy response by the Baltimore County Fire Department and nearby agencies. The fire came hours after a “Red Flag Warning” was put into effect by the National Weather Service in parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia due to extremely l…