A tanker carrying 9000 Gallons of gasoline exploded after crashing on I-75 in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park. Theresulting inferno caused a massive fire and bridge collapse.Mega-gallery of the carnage below. The accidentoccured around 8:15 PM when the tanker reportedly got tangled up with acar and another semi truck. The tanker ended up across the freewayunderneath the 9 Mile road over pass where it exploded, sending amassive column of black smoke skyward. The fire went on for hours and,eventually, the newly finished bridge overhead collapsed. Amazingly,nobody was seriously injured in the incident.
This morning, police have completely closed off both sides of thefreeway and blockaded 9 Mile Road while officials investigate the crashand assess the damage. An entire two mile section of freeway isexpected to be closed for months while the cleanup and reconstructionoccur.
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發表於 2009-7-17 11:13 AM
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