BREAKING: Huge Explosion in Glenville
NewsChannel 13 Video, Facebook
Terry O'Donnell
Thursday, December 21st, 2023 8:12pm
Update 8:58pm: This photo just in from the Daily Gazette shows firefighters battling an intense blaze
This is so horrible and should have been fixed a long, long time ago! This all could have been prevented. What a tragedy. I pray the driver recovers. Tractor-trailer slams into Maple Avenue bridge in Glenville, explodes https://t.co/AwhK4PF5OL via @dgazette
— Liz Joy (@LizLemeryJoy) December 22, 2023
Update 8:37pm: The explosion was so large, it was picked up by weather radar:
That's not precipitation that's smoke from the explosion in Glenville being picked up on radar #nywx pic.twitter.com/h9wDuZ5txu
— Matthew Jourdanais (@firefighter0235) December 22, 2023
Update 8:32pm: CBS 6 is reporting the driver is alive but suffered serious burns and has been taken to Westchester Medical Center.
Witnesses described seeing a giant fireball, flames a couple hundred feet high and hearing loud boom. This was minutes after the explosion. @CBS6Albany pic.twitter.com/b3kynAS9ID
— Briana Supardi (@CBS6Briana) December 22, 2023
Update 8:27pm: Neighbors tell News 10 they heard a loud boom and saw a giant fireball in the air. This video just in:
A major explosion shook the town of Glenville in Schenectady County Thursday evening. Glenville Supervisor Chris Koetzle tells NewsChannel 13 a truck carrying propane struck the Maple Avenue Bridge. It happened around 6:35pm and knocked out power to over 1,200 National Grid customers in Glenville and Clifton Park.
The Latest
-
Regional Food Bank Announces Details for Nation’s Largest Thanksgiving Distribution575,00 meals will be distributed
-
Local Shop Celebrates all things New YorkThe store specializes in Albany area products
-
Malta Drive-In Wraps Up Its Season With Christmas ClassicsSanta, Christmas Movies and More Are Coming to Malta this Weekend
-
Could Parts of the Capital Region See Their First Snowflakes This Weekend?A cold front is making its way to the area
-
Proctors Turns 100 With Sara Bareilles, a New Marquee, and a Big Broadway SeasonProctors first opened its doors on Dec. 27, 1926
-
Matchbox Twenty to Celebrate 30 years at SPACThree decades of hits all in one night.
-
Your Ultimate Capital Region Halloween Event Guide: Trunk-or-Treats, Fall Festivities & More!Halloween is right around the corner, and the Capital Region! Check out our list of local Halloween events to help you plan a frightfully fun October!
-
Spirit Christmas Is Opening Its First Capital Region LocationThe holiday store will open in November
-
Vote: What's Really The Most Popular Halloween Candy?Time to figure out the favorite Halloween candy in The Capital Region.
-
Dancing With the Stars Returns to Albany in 2027With a special celebrity guest.
-
Capital Region’s First Frost of Fall Coming Wednesday MorningHave the scraper ready.
-
Troy Candlelight Vigil to Honor Family After Deadly FireThe vigil will honor three lives lost and come together for a 13 year old who survived.
What's Happening
-
On The RoadJoin us On The Road presented by Harding Mazzotti!
-
MalloweenDon't miss Trick-Or-Treating at Crossgates this Year!
-
That 80s BandCatch the Official House Band of B95.5 Live!
Events
-
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-FireIt's Back! Catch Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire as it returns to the MVP Arena October 24th & 25th!! The tour that lit up last year returns big...
at MVP Arena -
Josh Simpson Glass Studio Sale & Live Glassblowing DemosJoin Josh Simpson for live glassblowing demos, discounted glass art, a raffle, and gallery deals on Oct 24-25 in Western Massachusetts!
at Josh Simpson Glass -
Catskill Mountain Railroad Pumpkin Express TrainsWith Halloween coming up, don’t miss a chance to take a trip on the Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Pumpkin Express Train.
at Catskill Mountain Railroad Co