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A cargo train has derailed in Baltimore County, Maryland, causing a loud explosion felt miles away, agencies are reporting.
Plumes of white and black smoke can be seen at the site.
The Baltimore Sun reports that hazardous material teams were heading to the scene.
The Baltimore County Police and Fire Department tweeted reports of several buildings collapsing at the derailment site.
One person who was working across the street from the derailment scene told the Baltimore Sun that the explosion “felt like a bomb going off.”
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