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Just got back after spending most of the day at a train derailment in Rosedale. A train struck a commercial trash truck at a grade crossing and continued on, derailing a few hundred feet ahead resulting in a fire. Shortly thereafter a terrific explosion occurred rocking the area, blowing out windows and damaging buildings in the area.
15 cars from the 45 car train derailed and 2 caught fire. Here's a few shots until I get them edited and posted
First up is the building a couple of streets away(about 1/4 mile) from the train with its windows and doors blown out:
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Next the smoke from the wreck:
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Units staging to the west side of the scene:
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A view from the Command Post:
The building on the right had all of its siding blown off the front.
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Heres what is left of the truck that it hit.
The driver is a retired Baltimore County firefighter and member of a local volunteer fire company.
He was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition but supposedly no life threatening injuries.
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Another shot with Martin State Airport's crash truck waiting:
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About 3 1/2 hours into the incident Foam Unit 14 started to put water on it to start cooling it down:
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About 1/2 hour later they put Martin Airport's Snozzle in service:
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A view from the west side again:
Around 7:00 most of the heavy smoke was dying down.
Martins other crash truck was standing by on this side.
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nice work Howard
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Capt Town of Lincoln Fire/Rescue 4
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Thanks for sharing the pics Howard.
Do you know - - -
1. What exploded?
2. Why did it take 3-1/2 hours to get water on the fire?
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Lots of people standing around a very nasty looking plume of i could only imagine ..