WASHINGTON — Traffic was completely stopped on the Capital Beltway (I-495) Sunday morning in Virginia due to a utility pole fire, according to officials who spoke with WTOP.

The fire, just off the Van Dorn exit in Alexandria, also caused power outages for more than 2,000 customers in the area, according to Virginia Dominion Power’s website. Officials there confirmed the pole fire with WTOP.

Traffic was halted on all lanes, both directions, of  I-495, beginning at 7:15 a.m.