Video shows flames erupt after overturned tanker truck catches fire

One person died after an overturned gas tanker exploded on a highway in Frederick, Maryland, causing damage to nearby homes and vehicles as city officials advised residents to avoid the area. No other fatalities or injuries have been reported at this time, according to Maryland State Police. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield speaks with Vera Scates-Barefield, who witnessed the fire.
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50 comments

  1. This is one reason that autonomous trucks are coming soon so no one would die in the process…

    1. @I’m Ryte Beehyne U…  🤔 I have a Ferrari now… who knew?! I wouldn’t buy one of those either 😂 An old muscle car maybe but not a ridiculously expense sports car. A big diesel truck yes. I could buy both for the price of a Tesla lol

    2. @M Hall
      There is a statistic on that. It goes like this:
      *The insurance site Auto Insurance EZ compiled sales and accident data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the National Transportation Safety Board. The site found that hybrid vehicles had the most fires per 100,000 sales at 3474.5.*

      *There were 1529.9 fires per 100k for gas vehicles and just 25.1 fires per 100k sales for electric vehicles.*

  2. Sad one..condolences to the family of the departed. This happens in Nigeria almost every month.

  3. Great reporting by that citizen. She covered the scene as well as any reporter.

    1. @Paul L.  Every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Philippians 2:10-11
      Choose this day whom you will serve, but as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord Joshua 24:15

      John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whomsoever believe that on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

  4. On Christmas eve, in boksburg in south africa, Over 60 people, excluding the driver. Died in a gasoline tanker explosion. curious children who were looking on, were running around, burning to death and no way to help them…. If you see a tanker and fire. STAY AWAY. My heart breaks for people going through tough times.

  5. Dang now gas prices will spike $5.00 a gallon again because of their negligence. We need renewable energy!

  6. Thoughts and prayers for everyone impacted.
    It seems that we have an emerging issue / inability regarding transportation of the resources that sustain our infrastructure….

  7. Our frederick and jefferson firefighters are superheros. They got that fire out quicker than I thought. In the distance I just saw huge mushroom of pitch black smoke. Then it just kept pouring massive amounts of smoke in the air.

  8. We had it all and we are destroying everything we have accomplished as a species. It’s sad to watch us self destruct. We could change our path but our government has lost the will to govern for person gains.

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