OWINGS, Md. — A Comcast Xfinity bucket truck caught fire Tuesday morning in Calvert County, briefly shutting down a portion of Lower Marlboro Road.
First responders were dispatched to the 2600 block of Lower Marlboro Road around 9:25 a.m. on April 1. Crews arrived to find the utility vehicle on fire near a roadside power pole.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Utility crews were also called to the scene as a precaution due to the proximity to electrical infrastructure, though no power outages were reported. All emergency units cleared the scene shortly after the fire was contained.
All photos courtesy of the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department.
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