An overturned gas tanker exploded on a highway in Frederick, Maryland, on Saturday, killing one person. There was damage done to nearby vehicles and homes and city officials advised residents to avoid the area.
Smoke and flames filled the air after the tanker exploded on U.S. Route 15 in Maryland, according to the public information officer for Maryland State Police (MDSP), Ron Snyder.
The driver of the tanker died on the scene, Snyder confirmed. No other fatalities or injuries were reported.
The highway was closed between Route 50 and 7th Street, according to MDSP, which has officers at the scene.
MDSP wrote on Twitter that “Multiple vehicles and homes suffered damage from flames from the fire caused by the overturned tanker.”…