A major vehicle fire on Washington Avenue caused significant traffic delays in the area on Saturday afternoon. The incident was reported to authorities at 2:37 PM.
According to the Citizen App, the fire was located at 3399 Washington Ave. Emergency crews responded to the scene and worked to extinguish the blaze. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays as the investigation continues.
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Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
18 crashes had already been logged here in the month before this incident.
After this incident, 444 more crashes have been logged at the location. The subsequent count included 212 major collisions.
Crashes have come more frequently at this location since this incident.
A run of crashes occurred over a span of days.
Those numbers rank the location among the most incident-heavy stretches nearby.
Counts run through October 03, 2026.
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