A bright green Lamborghini went up in flames on a busy Germantown roadway Friday afternoon, sending thick black smoke billowing through the air as stunned drivers looked on, officials said.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called around 2 p.m. on Ridge Road near Frederick Road (Route 355), where the luxury sports car was fully engulfed in flames, according to department spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Montgomery County firefighters work to extinguish a fully engulfed 2020 Lamborghini on Ridge Road near Frederick Road in Germantown on Friday afternoon, Oct. 17. Twitter/@mcfrsPIOCrews from Engine 734 and Truck 734 quickly doused the burning vehicle, but not before the 2020 Lamborghini was destroyed.

~2p Ridge Road and Frederick Rd., Germantown, vehicle fire, @mcfrs PE734, T734 res

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