A car fire on the ramp from Interstate 95 north to Maryland 100 east in Hanover slowed traffic in an already congested area.

Howard County fire units responded to the scene, which is on the right side of the expressway that already has construction work taking up the left lane.

Motorists could see smoke billowing up for miles, leading to slowdowns on in both directions as first responders converged on the scene. Some tried to avoid the ramp by driving through the grass median.

At this time no injuries to report.