Arrived quickly, they had a very Quick Response to this fire. Thats why the fire was so bad. Now, many questions remain to be answered. There will be some test burns conducted by the a. T. F. There will be some reconstructions of the home. But what we are told is that a Christmas Tree this big, this old, would burst into huge flames in a matter of just seconds. The fire officials tell us today that they believe that from the outset when there was some sort of a spark that touched off the fire until the point when it became unsurvivorable was a matter of perhaps just two minutes. In Millersville Brad Bell abc 7 news. Just so tragic. Brad, thank you. And one more note here the university of marylands James Clark School of engineering recently conducted a study on Christmas Tree fires. And it included some video right here. They determined that fires involving Christmas Trees are three to four times as deadly as a typical house fire. Thats because its typical six can be completely engulfe
At the height of the rush hour. Kristin wright has the details. Theyre on their way to the crash site which has become the deadliest in the history of the metro north railroad. Heres what we know so far. The train was about 45 minutes into its trip from Grand Central station in new york city when it slammed into the suv. Investigators say the suv was on the tracks because a crossing gate came down on it at a Railroad Crossing at valhalla in West Chester County in new york. The driver got out of the car to look at the car and was about to drive away when the collision happened. The train pushed the jeep more than 800 feet down the tracks and both burst into flames. The driver of the suv was killed along with five people on the train. We are hearing from some train passengers tonight about the frantic effort to get out. Somehow, some of the people in the head car got out. It seemed maybe they broke the window or something. And then a number of us were smelling the fumes from the car fuel
Still pending. But that hasnt stopped folks from going ahead with several lawsuits and this, of course is the latest one. It is filed on behalf of the only woman who died in this incident and it is filed by her two sons. Anthony glover is just starting to settle his mothers business. The task of going through a lost loved ones personal effects can be emotional. Last night i stayed over at her house and i just sat there and its very tough. Reporter carol glover died on january 12th the day an arcing third rail caused smoke to fill a metro tunnel at lenphant plaza, stopping trains trapping more than 100 passengers the most recent time line of events saying it would be 45 minutes from the start of the incident before glover and others on that same train were taken out of the tunnel. She was aided first by other passenger, then fire and ems but would lose consciousness, her pulse would fail. She would be the only fatal tay. Her death atributed to acute respiratory failure. She was just try
That passed north of the metro area but now theyre gone. Our temperatures in the metro area now upper 20s in Prince Georges County mid to upper 20s in fairfax. Much of loudoun county. Prince william county, fauquier stafford. St. Marys anne arundel, upper 20s to around 30 degrees. Next weather and traffic on the 1s, chuck bell joins us with your drive time forecast. And weve already that a terrible accident this morning. Big problem here, taking a look now chopper 4 over the scene. Howard county route 1 at bonnie view lane all northbound lanes are blocked. Is this a this is a fatal pedestrian accident. A lot of people use this route. Your alternate is Old Washington road to avoid this since it will be closed for some time. Metro, red line delays to glenmont because of a signal problem. Orange and silver line, single tracking through east falls church. Branch avenue a crash there. Wide look, no major problems on the beltway. 95 in maryland and bw parkway in and out of town looking just
System to arrive around the midday hours on sunday. Ill let you know the latest how much rain or snow could be impacting your neighborhood. All right, amelia. A 50 million lawsuit against metro. Thats what was filed today by the family of a woman who died after smoke filled her train beneath Lenphant Plaza. News4s derrick ward caught up with her sons. Reporter the people behind this lawsuit say its not about the money, nor is it about vengeance. They say its about making sure that this metro system is as safe as it can be. Carol glover died from acute respiratory failure on january 12th, the day an arcing third rail in the tunnel just beyond Lenphant Plaza cawed smoke to fill trains and the station. 80 passengers were injured, hundreds had to be evacuated. Everything that could go wrong on january 12th went wrong and it cost my two clients to my left their mother. Reporter the suit maintains there had been a similar incident with smoke at the same station just days before but the Trans