[AngryLepercon]

Father called. Happened about .5 mile from the mine. Shattered windows in the loaders and buildings. Evacuating everyone from the facility in case of second explosion. Happened about 15 miles from my facility.

A huge fire outside Baltimore, triggered by the collision of a freight train carrying chemicals and a trash truck, raged for 10 hours before being brought under control Tuesday.

A dark, thick plume of smoke could be seen for miles after two of 15 derailed cars from a CSX-owned train caught fire.

The blazing cars were carrying terephthalic acid and fluoroacetic acid, which said are not toxic inhalants.

However, residents were encouraged to avoid excessive exposure to the smoke.

The only person injured in the accident was the driver of the truck, John J. Alban, Jr., (50), who is in serious but stable condition.

Two CSX employees on the train were not injured.

The fire, which began at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, was finally declared to be under control at 11:41 p.m. Officers were maintaining a fire watch to monitor any flare-ups or hot spots.

The blast could be felt for miles, and many area residents said they initially thought they were experiencing an earthquake. Witnesses told that windows were blown out from nearby homes and businesses.

The crash occurred in a mostly industrial section of Rosedale along U.S. 40, in the 7500 block of Lake Drive.

The train was moving southbound when it collided with a waste-hauling truck. The train continued moving for several hundred feet before 15 cars derailed. An explosion quickly followed, sending a huge cloud of black smoke into the air.

Alban is a retired firefighter with the Baltimore County Fire Department, as well as a volunteer at the Hyde Park Volunteer Fire Co.

A National Transportation Safety Board team will investigate the derailment.

[AngryLepercon]

2 miles away.

[allergator]

Ahh beat me to posting this, I live in the area as well. Crazy explosion in that video

[kellyhound]

insane vid , thanks for posting i upload the vid in openings post.


here are two more.

[Bletch]

What the fuck is it with all derailments recently?

[kellyhound]

2 more after pics

[chris]

Holy shit, that was nuts! Good post!

[mintycbo]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

insane vid , thanks for posting i upload the vid in openings post.


here are two more.

First vid right before the explosion, guy said : "How far away you think we are?" and BOOM!
Obviously not far enough...well... guess he was in the sweet spot actually... But a tad close for comfort...

[shelbster]

You can hear tires screeching in all 3 vids at the same time they must have been all close to eachother when it happened

[ices]

Originally Posted by mintycbo ↗

First vid right before the explosion, guy said : "How far away you think we are?" and BOOM!
Obviously not far enough...well... guess he was in the sweet spot actually... But a tad close for comfort...

Was going to say the same thing.

Just as he said it, BOOM BITCH GET OUT THE WAY!