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Baltimore explosion reportedly caused by train derailment

May 28, 2013 - 02:16 pm

A loud, jarring explosion was heard all over Baltimore Tuesday afternoon after a train reportedly derailed near Rosedale, WJZ reports.
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Police and fire officials are responding to the scene. A massive plume of smoke can be seen rising from the scene.
Twitter immediately lit up with reports and photos from the explosion, including one from Megan Comeau.
This is a developing story. More to come.

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CSX train derails outside Baltimore, buildings collapse

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A CSX Corp freight train derailed northeast of Baltimore on Tuesday, sparking a fire and causing buildings to collapse, authorities said.
The train derailed shortly after 2 p.m. EDT in White Marsh, Maryland, and there were no reports of injuries, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore County Police Department said. The cause of the accident was unknown.
The Baltimore County Fire Department said on its official Twitter feed that there was a fire at the scene. Preliminary reports said several buildings had collapsed, it said.
Baltimore's WBAL-AM radio reported that several freight cars were on fire.
An attempt to reach CSX for comment was not immediately successful.
It was the third significant rail crash in the United States in the past two weeks. On Saturday, two freight trains operated by BNSF Railway Co and Union Pacific Corp crashed at a rail intersection in rural Missouri, injuring seven people.
That accident came a little more than a week after a Metro North commuter train derailed near Fairfield, Connecticut, injuring more than 70 people and shutting down traffic on one of the most heavily traveled rail corridors in the United States.
On Friday, an interstate highway bridge in a rural part of Washington state collapsed after a truck carrying a large load hit a support beam. The collapse sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river.
　
　
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/28/us-usa-train-baltimore-idUSBRE94R0XK20130528

15 Freight Train Cars Derail in Maryland, One Person Injured


This image provided by WBAL-TV, shows a train derailment outside Baltimore on May, 28, 2013. A fire spokeswoman says the train derailed about 2 p.m. Tuesday in White Marsh, Md. (WBAL-TV/AP Photo)

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By CHRISTINA NG (@ChristinaNg27)
May 28, 2013

Fifteen freight train cars derailed in an industrial area of Maryland this afternoon causing an explosion, the collapse of several buildings and leaving one person in serious condition, according to authorities.
The CSX train derailed in the White Marsh area around 2 p.m., according to officials.
"Several buildings collapsed at the site of the train derailment," Baltimore County public safety information specialist Louise Feher told ABCNews.com.
An overturned garbage truck could be seen at the scene and the driver was the injured person, according to the Baltimore County Police and Fire Department. The truck driver was removed from the truck and taken to a hospital. The driver is in serious but stable conditions, authorities said.

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This image provided by WBAL-TV, shows a train derailment outside Baltimore on May, 28, 2013. A fire spokeswoman says the train derailed about 2 p.m. Tuesday in White Marsh, Md.



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The train and truck collided, but officials have not yet provided details on the collision or whether the collision caused the derailment.
Two CSX train employees were not injured, officials said.
"There was an explosion and there was smoke," she said. Officials do not yet know the cause of the explosion. It was not immediately known what the train was hauling. Feher said fire units and hazmat officials were on the scene, although officials said there were no hazardous materials involved.
Aerial footage showed a thick cloud of black smoke billowing from the scene and 15 train cars that had come off of the rails. Two cars were burning.
The 20-block area around the derailed train has been evacuated, officials said. Nearby Pulaski Highway has been closed in both directions.
Witnesses in the area told ABC News' Baltimore affiliate WMAR-TV that businesses near the scene shook and "mushroom cloud" could be seen.
Richard Bosley, a man who was working in the area, told WMAR-TV that he could smell and taste fumes in the air.
　
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