Police/Fire

Explosion, 2-alarm fire reported at Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant

UPDATE: Hazmat crews are being dispatched.  Multiple areas on fire in the building, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company. Portions of the building are reportedly detaching.  Multiple people are now being evacuated.  No injuries have been reported. Original story below… DUNDALK, MD—Crews are on the scene of a two-alarm fire in Essex/Dundalk. At around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, …


Police/Fire, Traffic

Train collides with tractor-trailer in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash involving a train in the Rosedale area. At just before 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, units responded to the 7500-block of Lake Drive (21237) after a train struck a tractor-trailer. All rail traffic has been stopped and hazmat crews are on the scene. One patient has been transported to …


Hazmat crews responding after camper overturns on I-95 in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday morning crash involving an overturned vehicle on Interstate 95 in Joppa. The accident was reported at around 7:30 a.m. along southbound I-95 just past the Mountain Road exit. A camper overturned in the crash and hazmat teams are responding to remove the propane tanks, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. …

Driver ejected after tractor-trailer falls from Baltimore County bridge, Metro shut down

UPDATE: The Metro has reopened but I-795 remains shut down.  Baltimore County Public Schools officials have issued the following statement: BCPS is preparing for possible traffic delays this afternoon due to a serious accident that is impacting I-695 and I-795 near Pikesville.  (The Baltimore County Fire Department) has advised motorists to avoid the impacted areas. Bus transportation may be impacted …

Vehicle bursts into flames following Towson crash

TOWSON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash and vehicle fire in the Towson area. The incident was reported at just before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Loch Raven Boulevard at Cromwell Bridge Road (21286). The Providence Volunteer Fire Company reports that one vehicle became engulfed in flames following the crash. Due to the dense smoke, nearby residents should …

Overturned tractor-trailer shuts down northbound I-95

UPDATE: The driver of the tractor-trailer and another driver have been transported by ambulance for treatment of injuries. Original story below… ——— WHITE MARSH, MD—A crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer has shut down a portion of Interstate 95. The crash was reported at around 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning along northbound I-95 just past the White Marsh Boulevard exit. All …

Massive overnight crash involving 5 tractor-trailers still causing I-95 delays

WHITE MARSH, MD—A massive overnight crash in White Marsh is still causing Tuesday morning delays on Interstate 95. At around 1:15 a.m., crews responded to a crash involving five tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles on southbound I-95 in the area of New Forge Road, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company. The highway was shut down due to a …

I-95 shut down due to crash near Joppa

UPDATE 3: A total of 6 patients are now being treated for injuries.  I-95 remains shut down in both directions between the White Marsh Boulevard and Mountain Road exits. UPDATE 2: The Baltimore County Fire Department reports that five patients are being treated for injuries.  Expect major delays in the area. UPDATE: Hazmat crews are also responding to the scene.  …