A strong thunderstorm with high winds and heavy rains moved rapidly through the area and blew down several trees and damaged many more during the early evening on Sunday, July 26. One very large old tree at the corner of Sunset and Liberty Lake Drive in Eldersburg blew down on top of a car during the sudden storm.
Units from Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department , Liberty Road Volunteer Fire Company (Baltimore County), and Gamber & Community Fire Co. were alerted for a tree on a car with people trapped at approximately 6:07 pm. First arriving units reported multiple persons trapped. Remaining units arrived from different directions and conducted a rescue operation. Numerous neighbors had already started using chain saws to remove limbs from the car.
Two children were rescued and sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room by ambulance.
