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Here's What We Know About Saturday's Tanker Truck Explosion In Frederick County Here's What We Know About Saturday's Tanker Truck Explosion In Frederick County
Here's What We Know About Saturday's Tanker Truck Explosion In Frederick County One person was killed and a home destroyed when a tanker truck carrying flammable liquids exploded in the busy Route 15 corridor in Frederick City on Saturday afternoon. Frederick County Fire Chief Tom Coe said that at around noon on Saturday, March 4, the agency received reports of a house fire in the 500 block of Schley Avenue before immediately taking in calls regarding a vehicle explosion in the area. Upon arrival, crews found a large tanker in flames, which had spread to three area homes near Apple Avenue and also caused a brush fire, Coe said, prompting a second alarm, and calls to …
Driver Killed After Smashing Into Cement Truck At Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say Driver Killed After Smashing Into Cement Truck At Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say
Driver Killed After Smashing Into Cement Truck At Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say One person is dead in Southern Maryland after crashing into a cement truck near a busy Frederick County intersection on Tuesday morning, state police announced. Thurmont resident Blake Timothy Hipkins was traveling shortly after 6:30 a.m. south on Monocacy Boulevard when he attempted to cross over onto Liberty Road in Frederick, where there was a cement truck traveling east on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Police say that Hipkins crashed his 2005 Honda Civic into the cement truck at the intersection, causing catastrophic damage. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. No other injuries…