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| Train crash outside Baltimore causes massive explosion and fire | Train crash outside Baltimore causes massive explosion and fire |
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| Police in Baltimore County, Maryland, said on Wednesday afternoon there had been no reported injuries after a freight train derailed, sparking a large explosion and causing several buildings to collapse. | Police in Baltimore County, Maryland, said on Wednesday afternoon there had been no reported injuries after a freight train derailed, sparking a large explosion and causing several buildings to collapse. |
| However, police stressed it was still early in their investigations. Hazardous material teams were sent to the area, a police spokeswoman for Baltimore County police department told the Guardian. The National Transportation Safety Board said it, too, was sending a team to the crash site to investigate. | However, police stressed it was still early in their investigations. Hazardous material teams were sent to the area, a police spokeswoman for Baltimore County police department told the Guardian. The National Transportation Safety Board said it, too, was sending a team to the crash site to investigate. |
| The police spokeswoman said the CSX cargo train derailed in an industrial area called White Marsh, about 10 miles north-east of Baltimore, just after 2pm ET. Police evacuated the area within a half mile radius of the accident, but no injuries were reported. The cause of the accident was unknown. The AP quoted a local official as saying no toxic inhalants were burning at the site. | The police spokeswoman said the CSX cargo train derailed in an industrial area called White Marsh, about 10 miles north-east of Baltimore, just after 2pm ET. Police evacuated the area within a half mile radius of the accident, but no injuries were reported. The cause of the accident was unknown. The AP quoted a local official as saying no toxic inhalants were burning at the site. |
| The city police and fire department Twitter feed sent several tweets with preliminary information, including initial reports that several buildings had collapsed near the site of the train derailment. | The city police and fire department Twitter feed sent several tweets with preliminary information, including initial reports that several buildings had collapsed near the site of the train derailment. |
| Baltimore resident Jason Digman told the Baltimore Sun such accidents are not unheard of. | Baltimore resident Jason Digman told the Baltimore Sun such accidents are not unheard of. |
| "Second since I've lived here over the last 13 years ... my neighbor said windows are busted." | "Second since I've lived here over the last 13 years ... my neighbor said windows are busted." |
| Photos and videos on social media showed large plumes of smoke rising from the scene, while scores of people reported feeling a "shock wave" and comparing the explosion to an earthquake. | Photos and videos on social media showed large plumes of smoke rising from the scene, while scores of people reported feeling a "shock wave" and comparing the explosion to an earthquake. |
| Some nearby residents found themselves uncomfortably close to the explosion – but kept filming anyway. | Some nearby residents found themselves uncomfortably close to the explosion – but kept filming anyway. |
| Tuesday's derailment is one of at least three accidents on Maryland railways within a year, according to the Sun. | Tuesday's derailment is one of at least three accidents on Maryland railways within a year, according to the Sun. |
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