A section of Interstate 95 near Washington, DC, was closed temporarily Wednesday, Nov. 23, after a tanker truck carrying almost 9,000 gallons of gasoline exploded.

According to media reports, Boyor Chew, a driver for Ocean Petroleum in Newark, MD, was traveling south on the busy roadway at about 5 a.m. Wednesday when he noticed smoke.

Chew stopped the truck and was able to escape the area, at which point the fire spread from the truck’s cab to its trailer and exploded, which was filled with about 8,700 gallons of gas, The Associated Press reported.

“I jumped out and the next thing you know, she started going up in flames,” Chew told ABC affiliate WRC-TV. “First, it was a slow starting fire. Then all the compartments blew up at the same time.”

Despite the explosion and a fire that raged for nearly two hours, no injuries were reported, according to The AP.

Authorities closed both the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 95 after the incident. By 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, all northbound lanes and two southbound lanes had been reopened, with no indication of when the remaining lanes would reopen for the busy holiday weekend, CNN reported.

An exact cause for the blaze has not yet been determined.