A truck fire has shut down a portion of Route 40 near Joppa Farm Road in Joppa, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.

The fire broke out around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Eastbound Route 40 has been reopened to traffic, but westbound Route 40 remains shut down at this hour.

#jmvfc8 is on the scene of a truck fire on WB US-40/Pulaski Hy #Joppa. 40 is shut down at Joppa Farm Rd #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/gx7qka9zRH

— Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) March 9, 2016

Update WB 40 shut down at Joppa Rd, EB is reopened. Will be shut down a while. #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/O2yR4xk8fb

— Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) March 9, 2016