Looks like a long commute tomorrow~
A massive truck fire forced the closure of a section of the I-95 in northeast Philadelphia after a portion of the roadway collapsed, officials said Sunday morning.
NBC Philadelphia reported the collapse was caused by a truck fire burning under an on-ramp.
"The roadway is gone," unnamed officials told NBC Philadelphia.
Runoff from fuel or gas lines from the burning truck is also causing explosions underground, Philadelphia Fire Department Captain Derrick Bowmer told reporters.
“We will be here for awhile,” he said. “We have fire coming out of those manholes.”
Fiery truck crash in Philadelphia closes stretch of I-95, possibly for months
The collapse of an elevated section of the highway will shutter part of a key East Coast route on the city's northeast side, officials said.
www.nbcnews.com
A massive truck fire forced the closure of a section of the I-95 in northeast Philadelphia after a portion of the roadway collapsed, officials said Sunday morning.
NBC Philadelphia reported the collapse was caused by a truck fire burning under an on-ramp.
"The roadway is gone," unnamed officials told NBC Philadelphia.
Runoff from fuel or gas lines from the burning truck is also causing explosions underground, Philadelphia Fire Department Captain Derrick Bowmer told reporters.
“We will be here for awhile,” he said. “We have fire coming out of those manholes.”
Interstate 95 collapse: Huge tanker truck fire shuts down highway outside of Philadelphia
A large fire on I-95 in North Philadelphia has shut down traffic in all lanes after a portion of the roadway appeared to have collapsed on Sunday morning.
www.foxnews.com
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