Truck fire and road collapse close I-95 I-95 is closed

[BigmanPigman]

https://6abc.com/philadelphia-collapse-i95-overpass-bridge-tacony-pa/13369981/

Drivers traveling on I-95 captured the intense flames and heavy smoke before multiple lanes of the highway collapsed on Sunday in Philadelphia.

The fire broke out around 6 a.m. underneath I-95 near the Cottman Avenue exit in the Tacony section of the city.

Sources say the blaze was caused by a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of 87 octane gasoline.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/interstate-95-collapse-truck-fire/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Beginnings of terrorism??? This happened before in 1996 due to a tire fire

Why did the truck ignite below I-95? Now?

https://billypenn.com/2018/07/13/two-decades-ago-10000-tires-caught-fire-in-port-richmond-and-melted-part-of-i-95/

The Great Tire Fire of 1996

Some tire dealer was trying to avoid recycling fees by dumping tires - tens of thousands of them

[EYESORE 9001]

2. I hope the best minds in highway traffic control are on the job

Can you imagine the desperation and incompetence that would still be in charge if the last election had turned out differently? Not only would they be fumbling this incident, but there’d probably be nothing in the budget for repairs and improvements.

Anyway, I hope DOT is able to find the best workarounds possible to keep this vital transportation corridor open.

[3Hotdogs]

3. I-95 bridge collapsed in Connecticut. That was about 25 years ago.

Is the driver alive?

[BigmanPigman]

4. Only one was hurt, luckily.

I think the date and time (Sunday, 6AM) saved many lives. They don't know if the body is the driver's.