Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocks Traffic in Marriottsville

MARRIOTTSVILLE, MD – An overturned tractor trailer on Interstate 70 blocked all eastbound lanes as firefighters, emergency medical and hazardous material personnel handled a multi-vehicle crash and fuel leak. Two people were injured in the crash, and were transported to Shock Trauma in serious condition.

At approximately 11:30 AM, personnel were dispatched to a

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Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocks Traffic

JESSUP, MD – A tractor trailer hauling a sea container loaded with wood overturned on Interstate 95 near Route 175, blocking three of the four lanes on the interstate.

At approximately 1:15 PM, rescuers and paramedics were dispatched to a report of an overturned tractor trailer on Interstate 95 near Route 32. Units arrived

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Hazardous Materials Incident at District Court Complex

Hazardous materials personnel place the chlorine powder into an overpack drum.A spill of chlorine powder at the County's district courthouse resulted in 4 people needing medical attention, three of whom were hospitalized.

At approximately 1:40 PM, firefighters, paramedics and hazardous materials specialists were summoned to the County’s district court complex, located in the

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Chlorine Spill in Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD – A chlorine spill at the Columbia Athletic Club has injured 1 person and caused approximately 30 others to be displaced.

Shortly before 1 PM, paramedics were dispatched to the Columbia Athletic Center, located in the 5400 block of Beaverkill Road in Columbia, for a person who had been splashed with chlorine.

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