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Train derailment and fire-Rosedale, MD. 5-28-13
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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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View from trackside:



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Units staging to the west side of the scene:



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A closer trackside view:



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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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#12
nice work Howard

Ken LaBelle



Capt Town of Lincoln Fire/Rescue 4
NRIFirePhotos.com
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#13
Thanks for sharing the pics Howard.
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#14
Good photos!

tHANKs
tHANKs
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#15
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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#16
Lots of people standing around a very nasty looking plume of i could only imagine ..
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#17
Great shots.

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#18
Quote:Do you know - - -

1. What exploded?

2. Why did it take 3-1/2 hours to get water on the fire?
Here's some more information. Interesting reading in my opinion.

 

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/nationa...35c71.html
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#19
Great shots!

Seth Granville
My Photos: x635Photos.com 
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Quote:Here's some more information. Interesting reading in my opinion.

 

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/nationa...35c71.html
 

Very good article. Thanks Dave. I'm going to pass it along to our HazMat team at Sta. 7.
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