The driver of a tanker is dead after the truck overturned on a Maryland highway and sparked a massive fire that damaged other vehicles and homes, police said.
The deadly incident occurred on U.S. 15 in Frederick shortly before noon Saturday, when the tanker truck crashed into a tree and caught fire, according toThe tanker became engulfed in flames, with the fire extending to three homes and three vehicles, according to Frederick County Fire Chief Tom Coe. A brush fire was also reported along the highway corridor, he said during a press briefing Saturday.
One residence suffered "extensive damage" that displaced the occupants, Coe said. Two homes sustained minor damage, he said.
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