A fuel tanker truck exploded in Frederick County, Md., killing the driver, igniting a brush fire that forced the closure of Route 15 in both directions near Rosemont Avenue, according to police and fire officials in Montgomery and Frederick counties.
posted at 12:43 p.m., gave few additional details about the incident, which led to a call for fire fighting assistance from surrounding jurisdictions.
Pete Piringer, a spokesman for Montgomery County’s Fire & Rescue Service, which sent units to the blaze, said a Sheetz fuel truck carrying gasoline had overturned and ignited, starting the fire that engulfed a nearby house. Fuel also poured into nearby storm drains, he said. Officials from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the state’s environmental department were also responding to the scene.
Several other departments and bystanders posted photos and video on social media from the site, showing a massive fireball and column of smoke.
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